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Lycium Furit, Chrysanthemum Flower and Rehmannia Pill

Chinese Prescription: Qi Ju Di Huang Wan

English Translation: Lycium Furit, Chrysanthemum Flower and Rehmannia Pill

Formula Type: Nourish and Tonify the Yin

Actions: Nourishes & tonifies the yin.

Indications: For dry eyes with diminished visual acuity, photophobia, tearing when exposed to drafts, or painful eyes. The use of this formula has been expanded to include all conditions of Kidney & Liver yin deficiency in which Liver deficiency is the predominant aspect.

Contraindications: This formula has cloying properties & should be used with caution in cases with indigestion, diarrhea due to Spleen deficiency, or white, greasy tongue coating.

Shu Di Huang / Rehmannia Root, cooked in wine
Shu Di Huang - Rehmannia Root - Prepared Shu Di Huang - Rehmannia Root - Prepared Sheng Di Huang - Rehmannia Root - Unprepared
Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Slightly Warm • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Blood
Dosage 9-30g	Actions 1. Tonifies the blood: for blood deficiency with such symptoms as pallid complexion, dizziness, palpitations, & insomnia. Very commonly used when blood deficiency leads to such problems as irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, & post partum bleeding. 2. Nourishes the yin: for Kidney yin deficiency with such symptoms as night sweats, nocturnal emissions, steaming bone disorder, & wasting & thirsting disorder. 3. Nourishes the blood & tonifies the essence: for low back pain, weakness of the lower extremitites, lightheadedness & dizziness, tinnitus, diminished aural acuity, & premature graying of hair due to exhaused blood & essence.	Meridians Heart, Kidney, Liver	Cautions Use with caution in cases of Spleen &/or Stomach deficiency, & in cases of stagnant qi or phlegm. Overuse can lead to abdominal distention & loose stools. Toxicity: Side effects from using shu di huang are mild & include diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, lack of energy, & palpitations. These symptoms usually disappear with continued administration of the herb.

Shan Zhu Yu / Cornus Fruit
Taste: Sour • Temperature: Slightly Warm • Category: Stabilize & Bind • Sub Category:
Dosage 3-12g, 30-60g in cases of shock	Actions 1. Stabilizes the Kidneys & retains the essence: for leakage of fluids due to weak essence with such symptoms as excessive urination, incontinence, spermatorrhea, & excessive sweating. 2. Stops excessive sweating & supports that which has collapsed: for excessive sweating, especially in cases of devastated yang & collapsed qi, as in shock. 3. Tonifies & augments the Liver & Kidneys: for Liver & Kidney deficiency with such symptoms as lightheadedness, dizziness, sore & weak lower back & knees, or impotence. This herb both tonifies the essence & assistes the yang. 4. Stabilizes the menses & stops bleeding: for deficiency patterns of excessive uterine bleeding & prolonged menstruation. It has only a weak effect on the bleeding.	Meridians Kidney, Liver	Cautions Contraindicated in cases with painful & difficult urination or those with damp-heat. May antagonize jie geng, fang feng, & fang ji.

Shan Yao / Dioscorea Opposita
Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Qi
Dosage 9-30g, 250g decoction daily	Actions 1. Tonifies & augments the Spleen & Stomach: for Spleen & Stomach deficiency with such symptoms as diarrhea, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, & lack of appetite. 2. Tonifies the Lung qi & augments the Lung yin: for chronic cough or wheezing due to Lung deficiency. 3. Tonifies the Kidneys & also stabilizes & binds: because this herb moistens & is neither hot nor cold, it benefits both the yin & the yang of the Lungs & Kidneys. It is therefore often used in treating wasting & thirsting disorder. It also binds the essence & treats spermatorrhea, frequent urination, & vaginal discharge.	Meridians Kidney, Lung, Spleen	Cautions Contraindicated in cases of excess, especially when there is fullness due to dampness, stagnation, or accumulation. May antagonize gan sui.

Fu Ling / Poria, Hoelen, Tuckahoe
Fu Ling (Poria sliced) Fu shen (Poria Spirit w/ piece of wood) Fu Ling Pi (Poria Peel)
Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category:
Dosage 9-15g, up to 60g	Actions 1. Promotes urination & leaches out dampness: for urinary difficulty, diarrhea, or edema due to stagnation of fluids or dampness. Also used in cases of scanty urine due to damp-heat (more often in its red form). 2. Strengthens the Spleen & harmonizes the middle burner: for Spleen deficiency compounded by dampness with such symptoms as loss of appetite, diarrhea, & epigastric distention. 3. Strengthens the Spleen & transforms phlegm: for Spleen deficiency with congested fluids in which phlegm moves upward with such symptoms as palpitations, headache, dizziness, & a thick, greasy tongue coating. 4. Quites the Heart & calms the spirit: for palpiations, insomnia, or forgetfulness.	Meridians Heart, Spleen, Lung	Cautions Contraindicated in cases of frequent, copious urine due to cold from deficiency. May counteract di yu, qin jiao & bie jia. Taking this herb in large doses or long-term is discouraged.

Mu Dan Pi / Moutan root bark - tree peony root bark
Taste: Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Cool • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Cool Blood
Dosage 6-12g	Actions 1. Clears heat & cools the blood: for heat entering the blood level during a warm-febrile disease with such symptoms as nosebleed, blood in the sputum or vomit, or subcutaneous bleeding. Also for frequent & profuse menstruation due to heat in the blood. 2. Clears fire from deficiency: for yin deficiency patterns such as steaming-bone disorder, particularly in the aftermath of a warm-febrile disease. Most suitable in the absence of sweating. 3. Invigorates the blood & dispels blood stasis: for Liver blood stasis patterns with amenorrhea, abdominal masses, lumps, or bruises due to traumatic injury. 4. Clears ascending Liver fire: for such symptoms as headaches, eye pain, flank pain, flushing, & dysmenorrhea. 5. Drains pus & reduces swelling: used topically for firm non-draining sores or internally for Intestinal abscess.	Meridians Heart, Liver, Kidney	Cautions Contraindicated for cold disorders, during pregnancy or excessive menstruation, & for yin deficiency with excessive sweating. May counteract the effects of tu si zi, bei mu, & da huang, & should be avoided when using garlic.

Ze Xie / Alismatis Rhizome
Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category:
Dosage 6-15g	Actions 1. Promotes urination & leaches out dampness: for the stagnation associated with dampness with such symptoms as urinary difficulty, edema, & diarrhea. Especially useful when there is damp-heat in the lower burner. 2. Drains Kidney fire: for Kidney yin deficiency patterns with heat signs, including dizziness & tinnitus.	Meridians Kidney, Bladder	Cautions Contraindicated in cases of spermatorrhea or vaginal discharge due to Kidney yang deficiency or damp-cold. Toxicity: A very safe herb. The ingredients of this herb can irritate the intestinal tract, & gastroenteritis may result from prolonged ingestion.

Gou Qi Zi / Lycii-Wolfberry Fruit
Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Blood/Yin
Dosage 6-18g	Actions 1. Nourishes & tonifies the Liver & Kidneys: for such patterns of yin & blood deficiency with such symptoms as sore back & legs, low-grade abdominal pain, impotence, nocturnal emission, wasting & thirsting disorder, & consumpion. Since this herb is neither hot nor cold, it is commonly used in treating Liver & Kidney deficiency. 2. Benefits the essence & brightens the eyes: for Liver & Kidney deficiency patterns where the essence & blood are unable to nourish the eyes. Manifestations include dizziness, blurred vision, & diminished visual acuity. 3, Enriches the yin & moistens the Lungs: for consumptive cough.	Meridians Liver, Lung, Kidney	Cautions Contraindicated in cases with externally contracted excess heat patterns, & cases of Spleen deficiency with dampness & loose stools.

Ju Hua / Chrysanthemum Flower
Taste: Sweet, Bitter • Temperature: Slightly Cold • Category: Exterior Releasing - Cool • Sub Category:
Dosage 4.5-15g	Actions 1. Disperses wind & clears heat: for wind-heat patterns with fever & headache. 2. Clears the Liver & the eyes: for either wind-heat in the Liver channel manifested in red, painful, dry eyes or excessive tearing, or yin deficiency of the Kidneys & Liver with such symptoms as spots in front of the eyes, blurry visison, or dizziness. 3. Calms the Liver & extinguishes wind: for such symptoms as dizziness, headache, & deafness due to ascendant Liver yang.	Meridians Liver, Lung	Cautions Use with caution in patients with qi deficiency who have poor appetites &/or diarrhea.

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