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TONIFY YIN

  1. Nourishes Lung Yin and clears Lung Heat
  2. Nourishes Stomach Yin and generates fluids:
    esp. from pathogenic Heat
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Bei Sha Shen
“Northern Sand Root”

Glenda Adenophorae Radix

Lung Stomach

Sweet - sl. Bitter - sl. Cold

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Nourishes Kidney Yin and clears Lung Heat:
    Yin Deficiency Upper Burner
  2. Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Kidneys and generates fluids:
    esp.
    wasting, thirsting disorder and consumption w/ low-grade afternoon fever.
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Tian Men Dong
“Heavenly Winter Gate”

Asparagi Radix

Kidney Lung

Sweet - Bitter - very Cold

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Nourishes Yin, clears Heat and generates fluids
  2. Enriches Kidney Yin and reduces Heat from deficiency
  3. Tonifies Kidneys, augments the Essence and brightens the Vision
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Shi Hu
“bushel of stone”

Dendrobii Herba

Kidney Stomach

Sweet -sl. Salty - Bland - sl. Cold

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Nourishes Yin and moistens Dryness:
    - - Lung and Stomach Dry-Heat or
    - -Yin Def. w/cough, Dry throat, irritability and Thirst,
    - –also steaming bone disorder; wasting/thirsting w/hunger and constipation
  2. Extinguishes Wind and softens and moistens the sinews:
    - -Wind generated by insufficient fluids.
Not Cloying (Larger dose needed): 
--Yin Deficient constitution from external Wind-Heat
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Yu Zhu
“Jade Bamboo”
“Solomon’s Seal”

Polygonati odorati Rhizoma

Lung Stomach

Sweet sl. Cold

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Moistens Lungs, clears Heat, and stops coughs: w/o cloying
  2. Clears Heart and calms the Spirit:
    Not for replete Heart-Fire

Often used in herbal soups, esp. sweet ones

A

Bai He

Lilii Bulbus

Heart Lung

Sweet sl. Bitter sl. Cold

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin:
    LV/KD Yin Def w/ dizziness, blurred vision, vertigo and premature greying of hair
  2. Cools the Blood and stops Bleeding: Yin Def w/Heat in Blood
    (not very strong)
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Mo Han Lian *{Han Lian Cao}

Ecliptae Herba

Kidney Liver

Sweet Sour Cold

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidneys:
    LV and KD Yin Def
  2. Augments the Liver and Kidneys and clears Heat from Deficiency
  3. Augments the Liver and Kidneys and improves the vision:
    Diminished visual acuity from LV and KD Def
    Not cloying; does not tonify Blood or Yang
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Nu Zhen Zi
“female chastity seed”

Ligustri lucidi Fructus

Kidney Liver

Bitter Sweet Cool

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Nourishes and fortifies Liver and Kidneys: Yin Def – LV and KD

Also help recover from severe illnesses and increase quality of Breast milk

  1. Nourishes Blood and extinguishes Wind
  2. Moistens and lubricate the Intestines:
    constipation due to Dry or Blood Def
A

Hei Zhi Ma

Sesami Semen nigurm

Kidney Liver Large Intestine

Sweet Neutral

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Nourishes Yin and anchors the Yang:
    - -Yin Def w/ ascendant Yang

Also: LV and KD Def that generates Internal Wind

  1. Benefits Kidneys and strengthens Bones:
    KD Yin Def
  2. Nourishes Blood, enriches the Yin, and stabilizes Penetrating (Chong) and Conception (Ren) vessels:
    Red & White vaginal discharge (Damp-Heat Lower Jiao)
  3. Cools Blood and stops uterine Bleeding: chaotic movement of Hot Blood
  4. Nourishes Blood and tonifies Heart: Heart Def
  5. Nonhealing sores and ulcerations
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Guī Bān
“Tortoise Shell”

Testudinis Plastrum

Heart Kidney Liver

Salty Sweet Cold

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Nourishes Yin and anchors Yang:
    Yin Def
    Also, with Internal stirring of Liver Wind
  2. Invigorates Blood, promotes menstruation and dissipates nodules.

Also, excessive menstruation due to Hot Blood

  1. Heavily anchors and cause to descend, unblocks and facilitates functions of Blood vessels:
    problem in children due to internal clumping
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Bie Jia

Trionycis Carapax

Liver Spleen

Salty sl. Cold

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Benefits Qi, generates fluids and nourishes the Yin:
    Yin Def w/ Heat signs

Also, after of febrile disease

  1. Nurtures Lung Yin and clears Fire from Lungs:
    Lung Qi and Yin Def w/ depleted fluids and blazing Fire from Deficiency
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Xi Yang Shen
“western foreign root”

Panacis quinquefolia Radix

Heart Kidney Lung

Sweet sl. Bitter Cold

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TONIFY YIN

  1. Nourishes Yin, tonifies Blood and Moistens Dryness
  2. Extinguishes Wind
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Ji Zi Huang
“chicken egg yolk”

Galli Gigeriae Vitellus

Heart Kidney

Sweet Neutral

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TONIFY YIN

[A]

  1. Moistens Lungs and nourish the Yin:
    warm-dryness dryness transform to fire
  2. Augments the Stomach Yin and generates fluids
  3. Moisten Intestines:
    constipation, dry mouth, and irritability, after febrile disease or Yin Def. pattern
  4. Clears Heart and eliminates irritability:
    Yin Def. or Warm-Heat pathogen at Nutritive level
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Mai Men Dong

Ophiopogonis Radix

Heart Lung Stomach

Sweet sl. Bitter sl. Cold

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