Prescriptions
Zuo Gui Yin
(Restoring the Left [Kidney] Decoction)
Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 12 g
Shan Zhu Yu Fructus Corni officinalis 6 g
Gou Qi Zi Fructus Lycii chinensis 6 g
Shan Yao Radix Dioscoreae oppositae 6 g
Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 6 g
Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 3 g
Explanation
This is a common formula to nourish Kidney-Yin.
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
(Heavenly Emperor Tonifying the Heart Pill)
Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae 120 g
Xuan Shen Radix Scrophulariae ningpoensis 15 g
Tian Men Dong Tuber Asparagi cochinchinensis 60 g
Mai Men Dong Tuber Ophiopogonis japonici 60 g
Dan Shen Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae 15 g
Ren Shen Radix Ginseng 15 g
Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 15 g
Suan Zao Ren Semen Ziziphi spinosae 60 g
Wu Wei Zi Fructus Schisandrae chinensis 15 g
Bai Zi Ren Semen Biotae orientalis 60 g
Yuan Zhi Radix Polygalae tenuifoliae 15 g
Jie Geng Radix Platycodi grandiflori 15 g
Zhu Sha Cinnabaris pill coating
Explanation
- Sheng Di Huang is the emperor herb to nourish Kidney-Yin.
- Xuan Shen, Tian Men Dong and Mai Men Dong assist Sheng Di to nourish Yin.
- Dan Shen enters the Heart and directs the formula to the Heart to calm the Mind.