tonify yin herb functions

Question 1

nourishes yin anchors yang, liver yang interior wind with tremors of hands and feet, tonifies kidney, strengthens bones, weak lumbar fragile bones, retarded bone growth in children, cools blood, uterine bleeding, nourishes heart blood, anxiety, insomnia

Answer 1

gui ban/tortoise plastron

Question 2

wind damp bi. tonifies liver kidney streghtnes sinews and bones, calms fetus, nourishes blood, dry skin, hypertension

Answer 2

sang ji shen/mulberry

Question 2

Nourishes essence and blood, blurred vision tinitus dizziness, numbness, moistens intestines

Answer 2

He zhi ma/black sesame seed.

Question 3

Moistens lungs, stops dry cough d/t yin def. Nourishes stomach, generates fluids, thirst dry mount, dry itchy skin especially in cold, dry weather

Answer 3

Shashen/Glennia

Question 3

Moistens lung stop cough d/t lung heat or dryness, clears heat, calms mind insomnia low fever restlessness post febrile or plpitations d/t def qi and yin

Answer 3

bai he/Lilly bulb.

Question 5

Moistens lung, stops cough, dry mouth thick sputum blood sputum d/t damaged yin. supplements stomach yin, generates fluids dry mouth and tongue. clears heat irritability d/t heart yin def. Moistens intestines.

Answer 5

Mai men dong/ophiopogon

Question 6

Nourishes lung and stomach yin, dry cough, irritablity, wasting thirst, steaming bone, extinguishes wind, moistens sinews; spasm, dizziness, yin def with exteior wind heat

Answer 6

Yu Zhu/Solomon seal

Question 7

nourishes liver and kidney yin gray hair dizziness, blurred vision, clears deficiency heat, brightens eyes.

Answer 7

Nu Zhen Zi/Ligusturm fruit

Question 9

nourishes kidney yin, clears lung heat dry mouth and cough, moistens lung, generates fluids, wasting thirst and constipation

Answer 9

Tai Men Dong/asparagus root.

Question 10

nourishes liver and kidney yin, greying hair, dizziness, blurred vision, cools blood, stops bleeding, vomiting, nosebleed, hematuria bloody stool uterine bleeding

Answer 10

Han lian cao/eclipta.

Question 11

Nourishes qi and yin and generates fluids, chronic fever, irritability, lung yin def with blazing fire wheezing coughing blood.

Answer 11

Xi Yang Shen/American Ginseng.

Question 12

Nourishes yin, anchors yang, liver ling interior wind, tremors spasms convulsions, steaming bone moves blood promotes menstruation, disperses nodules.

Answer 12

Bie jia/turtle shell.

Question 13

Nourishes stomach yin generates fluids, thirst dry mouth, stomach pain, dry heaves, brightens eyes, strenghtens lumbar, nourishes kidney augments essence brightens vision

Answer 13

shi hu dendrobium