HERBS AND ACTIONS
Pin Yin
Actions
Zhi Mu
Clears Heat, drains Fire, enriches Yin, moistens Dryness and generates Fluids.
Huang Bai
Drains Damp-Heat, drains Kidney Fire and relieves toxicity.
Shu Di Huang
Nourishes Yin and Blood and tonifies the Kidneys.
Shan Zhu Yu
Nourishes Kidney Yin and Yang, astringes Yin and stops Excess perspiration.
Shan Yao
Strengthens the Spleen, stabilizes the Kidneys and nourishes Jing.
Fu Ling
Strengthens the Spleen and drains Dampness.
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Mu Dan Pi
Clears Heat, cools and invigorates the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire and dispels Blood Stasis .
Ze Xie
Promotes urination and prevents Kidney Fire as a result of tonification.
FORMULA ACTIONS
Enriches Yin
Nourishes the Essence of the Liver and Kidneys
Reduces Deficiency Fire
SYNDROMES
Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Flaring
Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency (with Fire Flaring)
Steaming Bone Disorder
Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with underlying Kidney Yin Deficiency
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
Night sweats
Dry mouth and tongue
Lower back and knee pain
Urinary difficulty
Weakness of the lower back, knees and extremities
Steaming bones
Light-headedness
Vertigo
Tinnitus
Diminished hearing
Five sole Heat
Chronic dry, sore throat
Toothache
Wasting and thirsting disorder (Xiao Ke)
Dizziness
Muscular weakness
Irritability
Dry skin
Deafness
Spontaneous and nocturnal emissions
Tidal fevers
Loose teeth
Dripping urine
Thirst
Swollen gums, painful and light red in color
Numbness and weakness at the waist and knees
Heel pain
Scanty urination
Frequent, scanty, yellow urination
Pain at midline
Lower back and knee pain
Sore throat
 
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.