Natural Chinese Herbal Formulas That Nourish and Tonify Yin

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Six ingredient Pill with Rehmannia

Main Action of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
This is one of the most classic TCM Herbal formulas to tonify deficiency of Kidney Yin.

Indications and Symptoms for Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
low back pain, weakness of the lower back, light headed, vertigo, chronic dry sore throat, deafness, tinnitus, night sweats, seminal emissions, steaming bone syndrome, heat in the palms/soles and chest (5 -centre heat sensation), loose teeth, tooth aches, frequent urination, incontinence, diabetes, thirsting and wasting syndrome, weak knees Tongue - red body, thin or no coating Pulse - deep thin, rapid

Herbal Ingredients of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae, Rehmannia (cooked))

- 240g. -tonify kidney yin and essense

Shan Zhu Yu (Fructus Corni Officinalis, Asiatic Comelian Cherry Fruit, Cornus)

- 120g. -nourish liver, stops essence leakage

ShanYao (Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae, Chinese Yam, Dioscorea)

- 120g. -stabilizes essence, tonify spleen

Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan Radicis, Cortex of the Tree Peony Root, Moutan)

- 90g. -clears liver fire

Fu Ling (Sclerotium Poriae Cocos, China -root, Poria, Hoelen)

- 90g. -drains dampness, tonify spleen

Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis Orientalitis, Water Plantain Rhizome, Alisma)

- 90g. -clears and drains kidney fire

Cooking Preparation of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
Grind all natural Herbal ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills (wan) with honey and take 9 gram doses 3 times per day. This Herbal formula is generally prepared using one tenth of the dosage listed above.

Additional Information on Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
This TCM Herbal formula is made up of two types of herbs. The first group of herbs tonify while the second group of herbs has a draining function. This formula is a modification of Shen Qi Wan with the Yang tonifying herbs omitted. This Chinese Herbal formula is used to treat the following diseases when the appropriate symptoms are present: neurasthenia, pulmonary tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, chronic nephritis, chronic glomerulonephritis, urinary tract infection, hypertension, functional uterine bleeding, optic neuritis, optic nerve atrophy and cen ral retinitis.