Formulas - Tonify Yang/tonify Yin

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Kidney & Liver Yin Xu

S/Sx

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LIU WEI DI HUANG WAN

Hint 1

Sore, weak low back
light-headed, vertigo, tinnitus, diminished hearing
night sweats, noct. emissions
Also, hot palms & soles, chronic dry & sore throat, toothache, W&T
T: red body, little coat
P: rapid, thin

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LIU WEI DI HUANG WAN
Constituents
Role
Function

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C: shu di huang – strongly enrich Kd yin and essence

D:
shan zhu yu – nourish Lv, restrain essence
shan yao – stabilizes essence by tonifying SP

A:
fu ling – leach damp from SP
mu dan pi – clears & drains Lv fire
ze xie – clears & drains Kd fire, prevents cloying in Kd

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shu di huang
shan zhu yu
shan yao
fu ling
mu dan pi
ze xie

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LIU WEI DI HUANG WAN

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LIU WEI DI HUANG WAN

Dx:
C:

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Dx: Kidney & Liver Yin Xu

C: shu di huang

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Kidney & Liver Yin Xu – Liver Yin Xu predominant

S/Sx

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QI JU DI HUANG WAN

Hint 5

Dry eyes, diminished vision, photophobia, tearing from drafts, painful eyes

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QI JU DI HUANG WAN

Dx:
C:

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Dx: Kidney & Liver Yin Xu – Liver Yin Xu predominant

No Chief. Modified LIU WEI DI HUANG WAN + gou qi zi, (bai) ju hua

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Kidney & Liver Yin Xu – with fire, consumptive heat or steaming bone d/o

S/Sx

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ZHI BAI DI HUANG WAN

Hint 7

night sweats, dry mouth
T: dry mouth
P: large in 3rd position

Also, UD and low back pain from DH in LJ with underlying Kd yin xu

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ZHI BAI DI HUANG WAN

Dx:
Constitutents:

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Dx: Kidney & Liver Yin Xu – with fire, consumptive heat or steaming bone d/o
Also: Damp-heat in LJ w/ root of Kd Yin Xu

C: LWDHW + zhi mu & huang bai

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Dx: Kd Yin Deficiency w/ Injury to Essence and Marrow

S/sx

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ZUO GUI YIN

Hint 9

low back soreness, spontaneous emissions, night sweats, dry mouth & throat, thirst w/ desire to drink
T: peeled, shiny
P: thin, rapid

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ZUO GUI YIN

Dx:
C:

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Dx: Kd Yin Xu w/ Injury to Essence and Marrow

C: shu di huang

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Dx: Fire Rising from Kidney and Liver Deficiency

S/Sx

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DA BU YIN WAN

Hint 11

steaming bone, tidal fever, night sweats, irritability
spontaneous emissions
heat, pain in lower limbs
Also, coughing blood, constant hunger
T: red body, little coat
P: rapid, forceful at rear

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DA BU YIN WAN

Dx:
C:

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Dx: Fire Rising from Kidney and Liver Deficiency

C: nourish (shu di, gui ban)
drain (huang bai, zhi mu)
+ pig marrow

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Dx: Liver and Kidney Yin Xu with Liver Qi Constraint

S/Sx

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YI GUAN JIAN

Hint 13

hypo, epi, chest pain & distention
dry, parched mouth & throat
acid reflux
T: red, dry
P: thin, frail or deficient, wiry

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YI GUAN JIAN

Dx:
C:

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Dx: Liver and Kidney Yin Xu with Liver Qi Constraint

C: sheng di huang, gou qi zi

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Dx: Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency (less cloying alt)

S/Sx

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ER ZHI WAN

Hint 15

weak, sore low back, knees & limbs
dry, parched mouth & throat
insomnia, dream disturbed sleep
greying, loss of hair
blurred vision
T: red, dry

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ER ZHI WAN

Dx:
C:

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Dx: Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency (Less Cloying)

C: (none) nu zhen zi, han lian cao

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Dx: Kidney Yang Xu

S/Sx

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JIN GUI SHEN QI WAN

Hint 17

low back and limb pain, weakness, cold of
irritability, unable to lie down, breath
UD, edema, incontinence, excess urination
T: pale, swollen, thin-white, moist coat
P: empty, frail, submerged, faint at proximal position

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JIN GUI SHEN QI WAN

Dx:
Const:

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Dx: Kidney Yang Xu

C: LWDHW + fu zi & rou gui/gui zhi

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sheng di huang
shan zhu yu
shan yao
fu zi
gui zhi/rou gui
ze xie
fu ling
mu dan pi

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JIN GUI SHEN QI WAN

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Dx: Kidney Yang Xu with Waning of the Vitality Fire

S/Sx

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YOU GUI WAN

Hint 20

exhaustion from long-term illness,
aversion to cold, cold hands and feet, aching low back and low limbs
edema, loose stools, incontinence
impotence, infertility, spermatorrhea

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YOU GUI WAN

Dx:
C:

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Dx: Kidney Yang Xu with Waning of Vitality Fire

C: fu zi, rou gui, lu jiao jiao

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Kidney Qi/Yang Xu with Inability to Grasp Essence

S/Sx

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TU SI ZI WAN

Hint 22

frequent scanty urination w/ dribbling
exhaustion, frail physique, dizziness, weak limbs
aversion to cold
P: deep, thin and frail in prox. position

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TU SI ZI WAN

Dx:
C:

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Dx: Kidney Qi/Yang Xu with Inability to Grasp Essence

C:
tu si zi
lu rong
rou cong rong
shan yao

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Impotence/Infertility d/t Waning of Vitality Fire and Cold, Xu Yuan Qi

S/Sx

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ZAN YU DAN

Hint 24

impotence, infertility
listlessness, dispiritedness
aching, weak low back
pale, shiny complexion
P: deep and thin

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ZAN YU DAN

Dx:
C:

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Dx: Impotence/Infertility d/t Waning of Vitality Fire and Cold, Xu Yuan Qi

C: 10 chiefs! (tonify yang, warm, stabilize)

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Kidney Yin and Yang Xu with Fire Flaring d/t Deficiency

S/Sx

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ER XIAN TANG

Hint 26

Menopausal s/x: irritability, hot flashes, sweating, insomnia, amenorrhea, HTN, palpitations, freq. urination, nervousness, lassitude, depression, fatigue

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ER XIAN TANG

Dx:
C:

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Dx: Kidney Yin & Yang Xu with Fire from Deficiency

C: xian mao
yin yang huo (xian ling pi)