HERB FORMULAS

DEFICIENT BI #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 15g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao and drains Kidney Fire.
With Zhi Mu, for Yin Deficiency fever with steaming bones and night sweats and Lower Jiao Damp-Heat.
Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban 20g Nourishes Yin, anchors Yang, benefits the Kidneys, strengthens the bones, nourishes the Blood, enriches Yin and stabilizes the Chong and Ren channels.
With Shu Di Huang, Zhi Mu and Huang Bai, for Yin Deficient Heat.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 20g Nourishes the Blood, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and fills the Marrow.
Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu 10g Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, generates Fluids, clears Deficiency Fire and quenches thirst.
With Huang Bai and Shu Di Huang, for Yin Deficiency with Empty Fire.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 10g Nourishes the Blood and astringes Yin.
Hb. Cynomorii Suo Yang 10g Tonifies the Kidneys, benefits Jing and marrow, strengthens Yang, nourishes Liver Yin and Blood and strengthens sinews and bones.
With Shu Di Huang and Gui Ban, for Soreness and weakness of the back and knees.
Os Tigris Hu Gu 10g Dispels Wind-Dampness, controls pain and strengthens the sinews and bones - This is an endangered species Do Not Use.
(Os Canis) (Gou Gu) (10g) (Pungent and warm, it strengthens sinews and bones, expels Wind-Dampness, and stops pain. It is used as a substitute for Hu Gu.)
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 6g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm and helps prevent Stagnation from tonic herbs.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 6g Dispels Wind-Dampness seeping into the Lower Jiao.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Yin
  • Strengthens the bones
  • Improves walking
  • Reduces Deficiency Fire

SYNDROMES

  • Weakness of the bones, tendons and knees due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat Rising

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Weakness of the bones, tendons and knees
  • Lumbago
  • Difficulty walking
  • Softness of the lower back
  • Weak legs
  • Lack of force when walking
  • Emaciation
  • Hot flashes
  • Night sweats
  • Five-sole Heat
  • Dizziness
  • Feeling of warmth
  • Tiredness
  • Thirst
  • Restlessness
  • Headache
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or none
  • P: Thready, weak and slightly rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Blood Stagnation.
  • Contraindicated for those with Wind-Cold-Damp.
  • Contraindicated for those with Qi Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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MODIFICATIONS