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The formula for nourishing the liver and kidneys, known as Sheng Gan Yang Yin Pian (Nourishing Liver and Kidney Tablets) or capsules, is based on a traditional decoction with added flavors, used for blood deficiency related to liver and kidney yin deficiency, or for a series of issues caused by yin deficiency leading to internal heat, heat obstructing blood stasis.Ingredients of Sheng Gan Yang Yin Pian: Bei Sha Shen (Radix Glehniae), Gou Qi Zi (Goji Berries), Mai Dong (Ophiopogon), Chuan Lian Zi (Sichuan Chinaberry), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra), Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis), Sheng Di (Rehmannia), Dang Shen (Codonopsis), Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig), Ren Shen (Ginseng).Main functions:Nourish yin and clear heat, tonify the liver and kidneys.This product is used for chronic hepatitis, persistent hepatitis, and post-hepatitis syndrome.Chronic hepatitis and persistent hepatitis are explained in Western medicine as a state where liver enzymes are mildly elevated, or repeatedly elevated, or continuously elevated, marked by the liver being in a state of inflammation.Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) does not have the concept of inflammation,and TCM diagnoses do not rigidly adhere to diseases; diseases are merely manifestations of syndromes, which is why there is the saying of treating different diseases with the same method and the same disease with different methods.Simply put, different diseases can be treated with the same method, and the same disease can be treated with different methods, leading to the same outcome; all roads lead to Rome.Liver and kidney yin deficiency, blood deficiency, or heat obstructing blood stasis can all deplete energy, causing fatigue and weakness. Symptoms related to the liver and kidneys include discomfort in the lower back and knees, with lower back pain and weakness in the knees, or soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees. Both blood deficiency and blood stasis can lead to difficulty in the upward movement of liver blood to the eyes, causing symptoms like dry eyes.Moreover, blood deficiency not nourishing the hypochondrium can lead to hidden pain.Heat obstruction causing blood flow stagnation can lead to masses under the hypochondrium, even causing symptoms like five hearts heat, body heat, and worsening at night. Heat damaging body fluids and blood can lead to dry mouth, emaciation, and a sallow complexion. This aligns with the symptoms described in Western medicine for chronic hepatitis, persistent hepatitis, and post-hepatitis syndrome.In the formula, Sheng Di (Rehmannia), Gou Qi Zi (Goji Berries), Sha Shen (Radix Glehniae), Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis), Mai Dong (Ophiopogon), and Chuan Lian Zi (Sichuan Chinaberry) form the basis of the decoction.They nourish the yin of the liver and kidneys, replenish essence and blood, and ensure smooth liver qi flow.Especially, the bitter and cold Chuan Lian Zi can soothe the liver, clear heat, and promote qi movement to relieve pain. It is particularly effective for pain in the hypochondrium caused by liver qi stagnation transforming into heat and fire. Moreover, it is precisely the strong purging function of Chuan Lian Zi that prevents the nourishing and blood-replenishing herbs from causing stagnation.
Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra), Ren Shen (Ginseng), and Mai Dong (Ophiopogon) combine to form Sheng Mai San (Generate the Pulse Powder), replenishing both qi and yin, nourishing body fluids and blood, thus restoring vitality and dispelling evil heat. Additionally, the inclusion of Dang Shen (Codonopsis) enhances the qi tonifying effect, further boosting the body’s vitality.
Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig) is a warming herb with strong action, capable of dispersing cold and blood stasis, thus promoting blood circulation, leading to smooth liver qi flow, alleviating pain, dispersing masses, and resolving many ailments.
The entire formula not only nourishes the yin of the liver and kidneys but also allows the active aspect of liver yang to manifest, resolving blood deficiency and heat obstructing blood stasis.It improves symptoms such as hypochondriac pain, masses under the hypochondrium, dry eyes, lower back and knee pain and weakness, dry mouth, body heat, and fatigue.Therefore, even in the absence of the diseases described by Western medicine, as long as the body exhibits symptoms like hypochondriac pain, acid reflux, dry mouth, fatigue, red tongue with little coating, etc., which belong to the syndrome of liver yin deficiency and liver qi stagnation, Sheng Gan Yang Yin Pian can be considered for use.
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