Even severe Yin deficiency fears these formulas—Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill), Qing Re Yang Yin Wan (Clear Heat and Nourish Yin Pill), Da Bu Yin Wan (Great Tonify Yin Pill).
The first is Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill).
It can nourish Yin and tonify the kidneys. The Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia Root) nourishes kidney Yin, Shan Yao (Chinese Yam) strengthens the spleen and secures the kidneys while benefiting essence, and Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus Fruit) tonifies the liver and kidneys.
Dan Pi (Moutan Root) clears heat and drains fire, Ze Xie (Alisma) eliminates dampness and turbidity, and Fu Ling (Poria) strengthens the spleen and promotes urination.
These six herbs work together to achieve the effect of tonifying the kidneys.
If you often feel heat in the palms and soles, experience irritability in the chest, or have intermittent heat sensations throughout the body, possibly accompanied by night sweats, nocturnal emissions, dizziness, tinnitus, and soreness in the lower back and knees, you can use this formula.
The second is Qing Re Yang Yin Wan (Clear Heat and Nourish Yin Pill).
As the name suggests, it nourishes Yin, clears heat, and can reduce swelling and alleviate pain.
Its ingredients, Sheng Di (Raw Rehmannia), Xuan Shen (Scrophularia), and Mai Dong (Ophiopogon), are all herbs that nourish Yin, clear heat, and cool the blood while generating fluids. Dan Pi (Moutan Root) nourishes Yin, clears heat, and invigorates blood to relieve pain.
Huang Lian (Coptis) and Zhi Zi (Gardenia) are bitter and cold, draining fire and clearing heat and toxins. Sheng Shi Gao (Raw Gypsum) is very cold and can clear heat and drain fire, particularly from the lungs and stomach, suitable for issues caused by accumulated heat in the lungs and stomach.
For example: frequent canker sores, bleeding gums, irritability, thirst, sore throat, cough due to lung heat, loss of voice, tinnitus, dizziness, and constipation.
However, this formula is generally cold in nature, so patients with spleen and stomach deficiency and diarrhea should not use it.
The third is Da Bu Yin Wan (Great Tonify Yin Pill).
It can nourish Yin and lower fire.
Its main ingredient, Shu Di (Rehmannia Root), greatly tonifies true Yin and benefits marrow and essence.
Gui Ban (Tortoise Shell) can tonify essence and blood while nurturing Yin and subduing Yang.
These two herbs work together to greatly tonify true Yin, embodying the principle of “strengthening water to nurture its source.”
Huang Bai (Phellodendron) and Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena) effectively drain fire, nourish kidney water, and moisten lung Yin. Additionally, pig spinal marrow and honey are used to form the pill; both of these ingredients are sweet and moistening, helping the main herbs to fill essence and nourish marrow while also moderating the bitter cold nature of Huang Bai.
If you not only have Yin deficiency but also significant internal heat, often experiencing irritability, insomnia, dry mouth and throat, flushed cheeks, night sweats, nocturnal emissions, dry stools, tinnitus, and dizziness, you can use this formula.
Of course, even the best formulas should be used after a proper TCM diagnosis to match the symptoms.
If you have any questions, please consult, learn, and communicate.
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