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Enriches the yin and nourishes the kidneys

Sx: Soreness and weakness in the low back, lightheadedness, vertigo, tinnitus, diminished hearing, night sweats, spontaneous and nocturnal emissions, Can include 5 palm heat, chronic dry/sore throat, toothache, diabetes
T: red with little coating
P: rapid, thin

A. Liu wei di huang wan - Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia
B. Du qi wan - Capital qi pill
C. Qi ju di huang wan - Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill
D. Zhi bai di huang wan - Anemarrhena,
phellodendron, and rehmannia pill
E. Zui gui yin - Restore the left (Kidney)
pill
F. Da bu yin wan - Great tonify the yin pill
G. Yi guan jian - Linking decoction
H. Er zhi wan -Two solstice pill
I. Bai he gu jin tang - Lily bulb decoction to
preserve the metal

A

A. Liu wei di huang wan - Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia

Shu di huang - rehmannia (tonify blood)
Shan zhu yu - Corni fructus (stabilize and bind)
Shan yao - dioscoreae (tonify qi)
Fu ling - poria (drain damp)
Mu dan pi - moutan cortex (clear heat, cool blood)
Ze xie - alismatis rhizoma (drain damp)

For treating relatively intense fire from kidney and liver yin deficiency.

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This is the same formula as liu wi di huang wan - six ingredient pill with rehmannia but with one extra herb added

Sx: chronic wheezing disorders in those who are always short of breath and begin wheezing with little exertion. Can also be used to treat premature ejaculation or spermatorrhea from kidney xu

A. Liu wei di huang wan - Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia
B. Du qi wan - Capital qi pill
C. Qi ju di huang wan - Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill
D. Zhi bai di huang wan - Anemarrhena,
phellodendron, and rehmannia pill
E. Zui gui yin - Restore the left (Kidney)
pill
F. Da bu yin wan - Great tonify the yin pill
G. Yi guan jian - Linking decoction
H. Er zhi wan -Two solstice pill
I. Bai he gu jin tang - Lily bulb decoction to
preserve the metal

A

B. Du qi wan - Capital qi pill

Shu di huang - rehmannia (tonify blood)
Shan zhu yu - Corni fructus (stabilize and bind)
Shan yao - dioscoreae (tonify qi)
Fu ling - poria (drain damp)
Mu dan pi - moutan cortex (clear heat, cool blood)
Ze xie - alismatis rhizoma (drain damp)

PLUS
Wu wei zi - schisandrae fruit (astringents)

Wu wei zi tonifies and gently warms the kidneys while its sourness prevents its qi from ascending in an uncontrolled ascension, focusing instead on kidney qi transformation.

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This is the same formula as liu wi di huang wan - six ingredient pill with rehmannia but with two herbs added

Sx: for dry eyes with diminished visual acuity, photophobia, tearing when exposed to drafts, painful eyes

A. Liu wei di huang wan - Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia
B. Du qi wan - Capital qi pill
C. Qi ju di huang wan - Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill
D. Zhi bai di huang wan - Anemarrhena,
phellodendron, and rehmannia pill
E. Zui gui yin - Restore the left (Kidney)
pill
F. Da bu yin wan - Great tonify the yin pill
G. Yi guan jian - Linking decoction
H. Er zhi wan -Two solstice pill
I. Bai he gu jin tang - Lily bulb decoction to
preserve the metal

A

C. Qi ju di huang wan - Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill

Shu di huang - rehmannia (tonify blood)
Shan zhu yu - Corni fructus (stabilize and bind)
Shan yao - dioscoreae (tonify qi)
Fu ling - poria (drain damp)
Mu dan pi - moutan cortex (clear heat, cool blood)
Ze xie - alismatis rhizoma (drain damp)

PLUS
Gou qi zi - lycii fructus (tonify blood)
Ju hua - chrysanthemi flos (c.a.r.e.)

For kidney and liver yin xu in which liver xu is the predominant aspect

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Sx: steaming bone disorder, night sweats, dry mouth and tongue, a large pulse only in the rear position, urinary difficulty and low back pain from damp heat in the lower burner in patients with underlying kidney yin xu

A. Liu wei di huang wan - Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia
B. Du qi wan - Capital qi pill
C. Qi ju di huang wan - Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill
D. Zhi bai di huang wan - Anemarrhena,
phellodendron, and rehmannia pill
E. Zui gui yin - Restore the left (Kidney)
pill
F. Da bu yin wan - Great tonify the yin pill
G. Yi guan jian - Linking decoction
H. Er zhi wan -Two solstice pill
I. Bai he gu jin tang - Lily bulb decoction to
preserve the metal

A

D. Zhi bai di huang wan - Anemarrhena,
phellodendron, and rehmannia pill

Shu di huang - rehmannia (tonify blood)
Shan zhu yu - Corni fructus (stabilize and bind)
Shan yao - dioscoreae (tonify qi)
Fu ling - poria (drain damp)
Mu dan pi - moutan cortex (clear heat, cool blood)
Ze xie - alismatis rhizoma (drain damp)

PLUS:
Zhi mu - anemarrhenae rhizoma (calm spirit)
Huang bai - phellodendri cortex (drain damp heat)

The pathodynamic of this formula is one of yin fire. Zhi mu and huang bai are both bitter and cooling herbs that drain the excess heat from the body.

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Nourishes yin, enriches the kidneys, fills the essence, augments the marrow

Sx: lightheadedness, vertigo, tinnitus, soreness and weakness in the low back and legs, spontaneous and nocturnal emissions, spontaneous and night sweats, dry mouth and throat
T: red, shiny tongue
P: thin, rapid

A. Liu wei di huang wan - Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia
B. Du qi wan - Capital qi pill
C. Qi ju di huang wan - Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill
D. Zhi bai di huang wan - Anemarrhena,
phellodendron, and rehmannia pill
E. Zui gui yin - Restore the left (Kidney)
pill
F. Da bu yin wan - Great tonify the yin pill
G. Yi guan jian - Linking decoction
H. Er zhi wan -Two solstice pill
I. Bai he gu jin tang - Lily bulb decoction to
preserve the metal

A

E. Zui gui yin - Restore the left (Kidney)
pill

shu di huang - rehmannia (tonify blood)
shan yao - dioscorea (tonify qi)
gou qi zi - lycii frutus (tonify blood)
chuan niu xi - cyathulae radix (invig. blood)
tu si zi - cuscutae semen (tonify yang)
lu jiao jiao - cervi cornus colla (tonify yang)
gui ban jiao - testudinis plastri colla (tonify yin)

When the true yin of the kidney is damaged, the essence and marrow will be depleted. When the yin is unable to anchor the yang. This formula strongly tonifies the true yin, employing mostly sweet herbs to fortify water while avoiding all draining of the yang or essence.

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Enriches yin, directs fire downward

Sx: steaming bone disorder with afternoon tidal fever, night sweats, spontaneous emissions, irritability, a sensation of heat and pain in the knees and legs that is sometimes accompanied by weakness
T: red tongue with little coating
P: rapid and forceful in the rear position

A. Liu wei di huang wan - Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia
B. Du qi wan - Capital qi pill
C. Qi ju di huang wan - Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill
D. Zhi bai di huang wan - Anemarrhena,
phellodendron, and rehmannia pill
E. Zui gui yin - Restore the left (Kidney)
pill
F. Da bu yin wan - Great tonify the yin pill
G. Yi guan jian - Linking decoction
H. Er zhi wan -Two solstice pill
I. Bai he gu jin tang - Lily bulb decoction to
preserve the metal

A

F. Da bu yin wan - Great tonify the yin pill

shu di huang - rehmannia radix (tonify blood)
gui ban - testudinis plastrum (tonify yin)
huang bai - phellodendri cortex (drain damp heat)
zhi mu - anemarrhenae rhizoma (clear heat)

Yin xu with flourishing fire. Internally generated heat with a background of yin xu.

If the rising fire attacks the collaterals of the lungs, the patient will cough blood. If it disturbs the stomach there will be constant hunger

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Enriches yin and spreads liver qi

Sx: hypochondriac, episgastric, and chest pain, a dry parched mouth and throat, acid reflux
T: red, dry
P: thin, frail or deficient, wiry

A. Liu wei di huang wan - Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia
B. Du qi wan - Capital qi pill
C. Qi ju di huang wan - Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill
D. Zhi bai di huang wan - Anemarrhena,
phellodendron, and rehmannia pill
E. Zui gui yin - Restore the left (Kidney)
pill
F. Da bu yin wan - Great tonify the yin pill
G. Yi guan jian - Linking decoction
H. Er zhi wan -Two solstice pill
I. Bai he gu jin tang - Lily bulb decoction to
preserve the metal

A

G. Yi guan jian - Linking decoction

sheng di huang - rehmanniae radix (tonify blood)
gou qi zi - lycii fructus (tonify blood)
sha shen - glehniae radix (tonify yin)
mai men dong - ophiopogonis radix (tonify yin)
dang gui - angelicae sinensis radix (tonify blood)
chuan lian zi - toosendan fructus (regulate qi)

Yin xu of the liver and kidneys with qi stagnation

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Tonifies and benefits the liver and kidneys

Sx: weakness and soreness of the low back and knees, weakness and atrophy of the lower extremities, dry and parched mouth and throat, dizziness and blurred vision, insomnia and dream disturbed sleep, spontaneous emissions, premature greying or loss of hair
T: dry and red

A. Liu wei di huang wan - Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia
B. Du qi wan - Capital qi pill
C. Qi ju di huang wan - Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill
D. Zhi bai di huang wan - Anemarrhena,
phellodendron, and rehmannia pill
E. Zui gui yin - Restore the left (Kidney)
pill
F. Da bu yin wan - Great tonify the yin pill
G. Yi guan jian - Linking decoction
H. Er zhi wan -Two solstice pill
I. Bai he gu jin tang - Lily bulb decoction to
preserve the metal

A

H. Er zhi wan -Two solstice pill

nu zhen zi - ligustri lucidi fructus (tonify yin)
mo han lian - ecliptae herba (tonify yin)

Deficiency of the liver and kidney yin. nu zhen zi is sweet, bitter and cooling that enriches kidneys and nourishes the liver. Mo han lian is sweet, sour, and cold that nourishes the yin, benefits the essence, and cools the blood to stop bleeding.

Together they nourish the yin aspects of liver and kidney without being cloying.

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Nourishes the yin, moistens the lungs, transforms phlem and stops cough

Sx: coughing with blood-streaked sputum, wheezing, a dry and sore throat, hot palms and soles, night sweats
T: red with little coating
P: thin, rapid

A. Liu wei di huang wan - Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia
B. Du qi wan - Capital qi pill
C. Qi ju di huang wan - Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill
D. Zhi bai di huang wan - Anemarrhena,
phellodendron, and rehmannia pill
E. Zui gui yin - Restore the left (Kidney)
pill
F. Da bu yin wan - Great tonify the yin pill
G. Yi guan jian - Linking decoction
H. Er zhi wan -Two solstice pill
I. Bai he gu jin tang - Lily bulb decoction to
preserve the metal

A

I. Bai he gu jin tang - Lily bulb decoction to
preserve the metal

bai he - lilii bulbus
sheng di huang - rehmanniae radix (clear heat)
shu di huang - rehmanniae radix (tonify blood)
mai men dong - ophiopogonis radix (tonify yin)
xuan shen - scrophulariae radix (clear heat, cool blood)
bei mu - fritillariae bulbus (transform phlegm, stop cough)
jie geng - platycodi radix (transform phlegm, stop cough)
dang gui - angelica sinensis radix (tonify blood)
bai shao - paeoniae radix (tonify blood)
gan cao - licorice (tonify qi)

Internal dryness of the lungs due to lung and kidney yin xu with heat from defiency

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