HERB FORMULAS

YANG JING ZHONG YU TANG - 养精种玉汤 - NOURISHING THE ESSENCE AND GROWING JADE DECOCTION

English: Nourishing the Essence and Growing Jade Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9-12g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold,stops pain due to Blood Stasis and regulates the menses.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 9-15g Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, calms Liver Yang, softens the Liver and relieves pain.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 15g Nourishes the Blood, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and fills the Marrow.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 9-12g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens Kidney Yang, stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies the Kidneys
  • Nourishes Jing
  • Strengthens the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Infertility due to Kidney Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Infertility
  • Early menstruation
  • Decreased menses
  • Emaciation
  • Dizziness
  • Blurred vision
  • Palpitations
  • Insomnia
  • Five sole Heat or
  • Low-grade fever in the afternoon
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Infertility: For infertility due to Deficiency Fire Blazing with emaciation, five sole Heat and recurrent fever in the afternoon:
+ Two-Solstice Pill
Er Zhi Wan
+ Two-Solstice Pill
Er Zhi Wan
or
+ 6g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi + 12g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 6g H. Ecliptae Mo Han Lian + 12g Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
For Infertility with insufficient Blood and decreased menses that are light in color:
+ 10g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 20g Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban
+ Two-Solstice Pill
Er Zhi Wan
For anemia:
+ 10g Colla Cervi Cornus Lu Jiao Jiao + Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong
+ 10g Placenta Hominis Zi He Che
+ Placenta Hominis
Zi He Che
Other Blood Tonics may be added
For a stronger action:
For tonifying the Kidneys and relaxing the Liver:
+ Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Shen
+ Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shu Wu
+ Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu