Yin, strengthen the Kidneys and Liver and benefit Essence.- Wu Wei Zi is astringent and helps to nourish Yin. It also calms the Mind and settles the
Corporeal Soul. - Dang Gui and Niu Xi nourish Blood and strengthen tendons and bones.
- Du Zhong, Suo Yang and Rou Cong Rong tonify Kidney-Yang. Du Zhong also
strengthens the back and Suo Yang benefits the Essence. - Huang Bo clears any Empty-Heat that there might be or that might be induced by the
Yang tonics.
This formula's emphasis is on tonification of the Essence. Zi He Che, Wu Wei Zi, Gou Qi Zi and
Suo Yang all benefit the Essence. Its secondary therapeutic aim is also to tonify Kidney-Yang.
This formula is therefore well adapted to treat complicated cases of deficiency of all aspects of
the Kidneys: Yin, Essence and Yang.
It should be noted that the above doses are to make a quantity of pills, not for individual daily
decoctions. The daily dosages of a decoction can be adapted according to proportions. As for Zi
He Che (placenta), due to the obvious difficulty of obtaining one, this can be replaced by
placenta pills which could be swallowed with the rest of the decoction.
The main manifestations for this prescription would be exhaustion, depression, weak back and
knees, weak sexual function (lack of desire or impotence), nocturnal emissions, weak teeth,
prematurely grey or falling hair, dizziness, tinnitus, night-sweating, a thin body, a Red tongue
without coating and a Floating-Empty pulse.
Mental-Emotional Pattern
Fear, shock and guilt may cause a deficiency of Kidney-Yin and Kidney-Essence, or vice versa;
this may be the result of overwork and excessive sexual activity. In women it may result from
too many childbirths or prolonged loss of blood with the periods over many years.
This person will feel mentally and physically exhausted and depressed and will lack will-power
and initiative. He or she may also suffer from some deficiency in the sexual function such as
lack of desire or impotence.
Variations
The following are variations which apply to all four above formulae. It should, first of all, be