HERB FORMULAS

GU JIN JIAN

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 1-9g Powerfully tonifies Yuan Qi.
With Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 9-30g Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow.
With Shan Zhu Yu, for Nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao, for dizziness, weak and sore low back, infertility and night sweats, due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 9-30g Tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
With Shan Zhu Yu and Tu Si Zi, for leukorrhea due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 6-12g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens Kidney Yang, stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding.
With Wu Wei Zi, for Yin and Yang Deficiency of the Liver and Kidneys.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Yao, a basic combination to tonify the Kidneys.
Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi 6-18g Strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine, benefits the marrow and tonifies the Kidneys and Liver.
Rx. Polygalae Preparata Zhi Yuan Zhi 3-15g Calms the Spirit, sedates the Heart and clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 3-9g Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing and tonifies Qi.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3-14g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourish the Kidney Yin and Yang
  • Generate Blood
  • Tonifies Qi

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Long-term infertility
  • Early menstruation
  • Irregular periods
  • Decreased menses with light colored Blood and no blood clots
  • Emaciation
  • Dizziness
  • Night sweating
  • Blurred vision
  • Palpitations
  • Insomnia
  • Tinnitus
  • Hearing loss
  • A weak lower body
  • Five sole Heat or
  • Low-grade fever in the afternoon
  • Back soreness
  • Dry mouth
  • Dry bowl movements
  • Increased clear urine
  • Loose stools
  • Feeling cold
  • Depression
  • Cold limbs
  • Frequent urination
  • Long-drawn-out urination with a thin stream or dribbling
  • Fatigue
  • Pain and coldness in loin and knees
  • T: Red or Pale, swollen and wet
  • C: Little or None or White   
  • P: Thready and rapid or Floating and Empty or Deep and weak or Thin and soft or Deep and thready

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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MODIFICATIONS