HERB FORMULAS

DI HUANG YIN ZI #2 - 地黃飲子二号 - REHMANNIA DRINK #2

English: Rehmannia Drink #2
Also Known As: Rehmannia Drink from A Simple Book
Rehmannia Decoction

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 1-9g Tonifies Qi, Generates Body Fluids and stops thirst.
With Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Yin Deficiency.
With Huang Qi, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, and spontaneous sweat.
Rx. Astragali Preparata Zhi Huang Qi 9-30g Tonifies Qi and Blood and generates Body Fluids.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 1.5-14g Clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 5-30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, generates fluids, increases saliva and treats wasting and thirsting.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 9-30g Nourishes the Blood, strongly enriches Yin and relieves wasting and thirsting disorder.
Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong 5-15g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes the Kidneys, generates fluids and resolves Phlegm.
With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough, thirst, and other symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids.
With Ren Shen and Shu Di Huang, for debility and low grade fever due to Yin Deficiency or after febrile disease.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 6-15g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Stomach Yin, generates fluids and eliminates irritability.
With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye 4.5-16g Transforms Phlegm, clears Lung and Stomach Heat, descends Lung Qi, harmonizes the Stomach and descends Stomach Qi.
Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu 6-20g Nourishes the Yin, clears Heat, gener-
ates fluids, enriches Kidney Yin, reduces Deficiency Heat and nourishes Stomach and Lung Yin.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 4.5-16g Settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao and drains Kidney Fire.
With Shu Di Huang, assists weight loss.
Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke 3-10g Promotes the movement of Qi, reduces distention and pressure, resolves hardenings and removes stagnated food.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Generates Jing
  • Tonifies the Blood
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Moistens Dryness

SYNDROMES

  • Wasting and Thirsting due to Yang Ming Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • High fever
  • Profuse perspiration
  • Great thirst with a desire to drink
  • Irritability
  • Restlessness
  • A dry throat
  • A flushed face
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • Abdominal pain
  • Dryness
  • Feverish body parts
  • Dry stools
  • T: Red and dry
  • C: Dry yellow
  • P: Rolling and rapid (gigantic)

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with wasting and thirsting due to Excess Heat.
  • Contraindicated for those with wasting and thirsting Yang Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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MODIFICATIONS