HERB FORMULAS

YANG JING ZHONG YU TANG JIA NU ZHEN ZI HAN LIAN CAO - 养精种玉汤加女真子旱莲草 - NOURISHING THE ESSENCE AND GROWING JADE DECOCTION WITH LIGUSTRUM AND ECLIPTA

English: Nourishing the Essence and Growing Jade Decoction with Ligustrum and Eclipta
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.
Fr, Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi 4.5-18g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and clears Deficiency Heat.
With Mo Han Lian, strengthens the Yin to blacken the hair.
Hb. Ecliptae Mo Han Lian 9-15g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
With Nu Zhen Zi, for dizziness, blurred vision, and premature graying of the hair due to severe Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with ascendant Yang.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies the Kidneys
  • Nourishes Jing
  • Strengthens the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Infertility due to Kidney Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Long-term infertility
  • Early menstruation
  • Possibly a history of late menarche
  • Irregular periods
  • Infrequent menstruation
  • Decreased menses with light colored Blood and no blood clots
  • Period either scanty or heavy
  • Prolonged menstrual cycle
  • Amenorrhea
  • Loss of libido
  • 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
  • Aches and weakness in the waist and legs
  • Dry mouth
  • Dry bowl movements
  • Dry vagina
  • Cold limbs
  • A dusky complexion
  • Dull-pale complexion
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and rapid or Floating and Empty

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For emaciation or a thin body with Five Sole Heat and Fire Rising:  
   
+ Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi    
+ Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi    
+ Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai    
+ Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban