HERB FORMULAS
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Dosage |
Actions |
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | 3-15g | Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and regulates the menses. |
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata | Shu Di Huang | 9-30g | Nourishes Jing and Blood, fills the Marrow and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction. |
Sm. Cuscutae | Tu Si Zi | 6-18g | Strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine, benefits the marrow, tonifies the Kidneys and Liver, benefits the Kidneys and Spleen and astringes diarrhea. With Shan Yao, Fu Ling and Dang Shen, for anorexia, loose watery stools or diarrhea from Deficient Spleen and Kidneys. |
Fr. Lycii | Gou Qi Zi | 5-18g | Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and Yin and benefits Jing. With Shu Di Huang, for Liver and Kidney Deficiency. |
Poria | Fu Ling | 9-18g | Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. |
Rx. Codonopsis | Dang Shen | 6-14g | Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood and promotes the generation of Body Fluids. With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with fatigue, a sensation of fullness in the abdomen, dizziness, lethargy, shortness of breath, anorexia and loose stools or diarrhea. With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with dizziness, weakness and lassitude. |
Rx. Morindae Officinalis | Ba Ji Tian | 6-15g | Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang. |
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | 1.5-14g | Tonifies
the Spleen and augments Qi. With Dang Shen, for anorexia, fatigue and loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency. With Fu Ling, strengthens the Spleen and augments Qi. |
Rz. Dioscoreae | Shan Yao | 9-30g | Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin, stops diarrhea, tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing. With Dang Shen, for Spleen and Kidney Deficiency with fatigue, weakness, anorexia and watery stools. |
Hb. Epimedii | Yin Yang Huo | 3-15g | Tonifies the Kidneys,
strengthens Yang and increases the libido. With Shan Yao, enhances its functions. |
Colla Cornu Cervi | Lu Jiao Jiao | 3-5g | Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, regulates the Chong and Ren channels, stabilizes the Dai Channel, tonifies the DU Channel,
strengthens Jing and Blood and tonifies Qi. With Shu Di Huang, for infertility and thin vaginal discharge due to Kidney Deficiency Cold. |
(Colla Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum) | (Lu Jiao Shuang) | (3-5g) | (May substitute for Lu Jiao Jiao.) |
- Warms the Kidneys
- Supplements the Spleen
- Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency
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