HERB FORMULAS

QI JU DI HUANG WAN - 杞菊地黄丸 - LYCIUM FRUIT, CHRYSANTHEMUM AND REHMANNIA PILLS

English: Lyceum Fruit, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Pill
Also Known As: Lyceum, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Formula
Lyceum Fruit, Chrysanthemum and Pills of Six Ingredients with Rehmannia

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi 1-15g Nourishes and tonifies the liver and Kidneys, brightens eyes and enriches Yin.
With Ju Hua, for Liver and Kidney Deficiencies with Jing and Blood unable to rise and nourish the eyes with tinnitus, headache, and visual impairment and Liver Yang Rising or Liver Wind Stirring Internally.
With Shu Di Huang, for Liver and Kidney Deficiency.
Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua 1-15 Clears the Liver and eyes, calms the Liver and extinguishes Wind.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 8-30g Nourishes Yin and Blood and tonifies the Kidneys.
With Shan Yao and Shan Zhu Yu, for dizziness, weak and sore back, impotence, spermatorrhea, night sweats, due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency.
With Shan Yao and Ze Xie, for ascendant Fire due to exhaustion of Kidney Yin.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 4-20g Nourishes Kidney Yin and Yang, astringes essence and stops excessive perspiration.
With Shu Di Huang, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Shan Yao, tonifies the Liver and benefits the Spleen.
With Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao and Gou Qi Zi, for True Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 4-15g Strengthens the Spleen, stabilizes the Kidneys and nourishes Jing.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, lower back pain, impotence and night sweats.
Poria Fu Ling 3-15g Strengthens the Spleen and drains Dampness.
With Ze Xie, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness leading to edema, jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty, difficult urination with abdominal distention.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 3-15g Clears Heat and clears Deficiency Fire.
With Ju Hua, for dizziness and red, swollen eyes due to ascending Liver Fire.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 3-15g Promotes urination and prevents Kidney Fire as a result of tonification.
With Fu Ling and Mu Dan Pi, regulates the Kidneys, Liver and Spleen, drains and tonifies.
With Fu Ling, promotes urination.
With Mu Dan Pi, for steaming bone disorder, dizziness, and vertigo.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Enriches Yin
  • Nourishes the essence of the Liver and Kidneys
  • Brightens eyes
  • Enriches Blood
  • Increases phagocytic activity
  • Increases lymphatic transformation
  • Increases production of immunoglobins
  • Protects against platelet damage by radiation
  • Protects against Liver damage by chemicals

SYNDROMES

  • Liver (Yin and) Blood Deficiencies
  • Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiencies (Liver Yin Deficiency is the prominent factor)
  • Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Liver Yang Rising
  • Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiencies with eye diseases

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dry eyes
  • Diminished visual acuity
  • Photophobia
  • Tearing when exposed to Wind
  • Painful eyes
  • Blurred vision
  • Lower back pain
  • Weakness of the lower back, knees and extremities
  • Spontaneous and nocturnal emissions
  • Light-headedness
  • Vertigo
  • Tinnitus
  • Diminished hearing
  • Five Sole Heat
  • Chronic dry, sore throat
  • Toothache
  • Wasting and thirsting disorder / Xiao Ke
  • Decreased libido
  • Maybe constipation
  • Dizziness
  • Muscular weakness
  • Dry skin
  • Deafness
  • Steaming bones
  • Tidal fevers
  • Loose teeth
  • Dripping urine
  • Thirst
  • Dry tongue
  • Numbness and weakness at the waist and knees
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Heel pain
  • Knee pain
  • Night sweats
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use caution for those with Spleen Deficiency type diarrhea and indigestion with a white greasy tongue coat.
  • Contraindicated for those with Yang Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For red eyes with swelling and pain: For diminished and dimmed vision:
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai + + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For more tearing with exposure to Wind:
For fibromyalgia due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiencies:
+ Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
+ Bolster the Spleen Decoction
Shi Pi Yin
+ Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen
+ Restore the Left (Kidney) Pill
Zuo Gui Wan
For glaucoma due to Yin Deficiency Fire:
For a headache that arrives during menstruation:
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 9g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma
+ Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction
Tian Ma Gou Tang Yin
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 12g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
For excessive tearing when exposed to Wind
For aplastic anemia: + Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ Large Gentian and Soft-Shelled Turtle Powder
Qin Jiao Bie Jia San
 + Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
For aplastic anemia with a fever and massive hemorrhaging: + Hb. Equiseti Hiemalis Mu Zei
+ Hb. Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
+ Large Gentian and Soft-Shelled Turtle Powder
Qin Jiao Bie Jia San
 For severe hypochondriac pain:
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 30g Cornu Bubali Shui Niu Jiao + 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 9g Colla Corii Asini E Jiao For irritability:
For dizziness and blurred vision: + 12g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
+ 15g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
+ 15g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi + 12g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
For hyperlipoproteinemia:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang For hyperlipoproteinemia with Liver Yang Rising (headache or head distention):
- Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi - Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 15g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu - Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng + 15g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
+ 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye + 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
For hyperlipoproteinemia with Qi and Blood Deficiency:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye
+ 30g Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi
- Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu + 18g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng
- Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi +18g Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang For hyperlipoproteinemia with either numbness or aching and pain in the body and limbs:
+ 15g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng - Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi - Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen - Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye + 15g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 12g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui + 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
For hyperlipoproteinemia with Spleen Deficiency: + 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye
- Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu + 12g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma
- Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao + 30g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 30g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang For hyperlipoproteinemia with Kidney Yang Deficiency:
+ 15g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi - Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen - Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 5g Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 15g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu
+ 9g Rz. Polygonati Huang Jing
For hypertension: + 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
+ 30g Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban + 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
For hypertension with severe dizziness and numbness of the limbs: + 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye
+ 9g Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
+ 30g Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban + 9g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
For hypertension with dry, bound stools:
+ 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li + 30g Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban
+ 12g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng
+ 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ 12g Pheretima Di Long + 15g Sm. Sesame Nigrum Hei Zhi Ma
+ 12g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma
For hypertension with Liver Qi Stagnations: + 15g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
+ 30g Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban For hypertension with Blood Stasis:
+ 30g Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban
+ 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ 12g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
For hypertension with severe dizziness: + 12g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 30g Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming
+ 6g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma + 12g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
For hypertension with Yin Deficiency resulting in constipation:
For vitreous opacity:
+ 9g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren + 10g Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
+ 9g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren + 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
For menopause syndrome with Deficiency Heat with a dry mouth and tongue, constipation and irritability: + 10g Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi
For menopause syndrome with Heart and Kidney Yang Deficiency with palpitations and edema:
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
For menopause syndrome with Heart and Spleen Yang Deficiency with a poor appetite, excessive worrying and a lack of desire to speak: + Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
For premenstrual syndrome:
+ Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen - Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + 9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
For premenstrual syndrome with a headache and dizziness:
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie + 15g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
+ 9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui For premenstrual syndrome with tidal fever:
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 15g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
+ Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 15g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
+ Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma + Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
For unilateral pain with dizziness: + Rx Cynanchi Atrati Bai Wei
+ Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong For unilateral pain with hemiplegia:
+ 6g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng + 10g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
For unilateral pain with insomnia: + 10g Pheretima Di Long
+ 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren For unilateral pain with palpitations:
+ 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
+ 10g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
For unilateral pain with low back pain: + 10g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
+ 10g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng For unilateral pain with constipation:
+ 10g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan + 10g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For eye pain: + 10g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi For eye pain with blurred vision:
+ 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao + 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
For eye pain with dizziness: + 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao
+ 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi + 10g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu
+ 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao
+ 10g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui + 10g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
For eye pain with hypochondriac pain:
+ 10g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma + 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
For eye pain with night blindness: + 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao
+ 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi + 10g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao + 10g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 10g Sm. Sesame Nigrum Hei Zhi Ma For eye pain with constipations:
+ 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
For chronic nephritis due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency with Empty Fire Rising: + 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao
+ 10g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 10g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 15g Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban For poor vision associated with AIDS/HIV, including dim, dark vision, dark spots before the eyes, "Flowers Dancing in the Air", dryness inside the eyes, grating or blindness:
+ 20g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng
+ 10g Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong - Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 30g Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming + Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
    + Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
    + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui