Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Rehmannia Six Formula (Liu Wei Di Huang Wan)


0408六味地黃丸 (Liu Wei Di Huang Wan)

Rehmannia Six Formula

Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia


Formulation

Chinese Name

Pharmaceutical name

Pin Yin Name

English Name

熟地黃

Radix Rehmanniae praeparata

Shu Di Huang

Cooked Rehmannia

山茱萸

Fructus Corni

Shan Zhu Yu

Cornus

山藥

Rhizoma Dioscoreae

Shan Yao

Dioscorea / Chiense Yam

茯苓

Poria

Fu Ling

Hoelen

澤瀉

Rhizoma Alismatis

Ze Xie

Alisma

牡丹皮

Cortex Moutan

Mu Dan Pi

Moutan

 

Classic Literature Reference

   Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue (Key to PediatricPrescriptions, 1119).

   Compiler: Qian, Yi.

 

Indications

Traditional: Liver and Kidney yin deficiency marked by soreness and weakness in the loins and legs, dizziness, tinnitus, night sweating, spontaneous and nocturnal emissions, tidal fever, a hot sensation in the palms and soles, thirst, dry mouth and throat, a red tongue with little coating, and a thready and rapid pulse.

Modern: Menopause syndrome, hypertension, hyperthyroidism, infertility, cancer, chronic prostatitis, diabetes, chronic nephritis, nocturia, neurasthenia, optic neuritis, central retinitis, and lupus.

 

Pattern of Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency

 

Herbs and Actions

 

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