Kidney-Yang and resolves Phlegm-Fluids.- Gui Zhi warms Yang to move fluids and resolve oedema.
- Huang Qi tonifies Lung-Qi and stimulates the Lungs to disperse and descend fluids. It
also opens the Lung's Water passages and resolves oedema. - Fang Ji resolves oedema.
- Xing Ren stimulates the descending of Lung-Qi and relieves breathlessness.
Variations
- In case of Heart-Yang deficiency as well, with Phlegm-Fluids in the Heart leading to
stasis of Blood (purple face, cyanotic lips, dark nails, Purple tongue) add Dan Shen Radix
Salviae miltiorrhizae, Hong Hua Flos Carthami tinctorii, Tao Ren Semen Persicae and
Chuan Xiong Rhizoma Ligustici wallichii.
Patent Remedy
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
(Golden Chest Kidney-Qi Pill)
Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi cassiae (or Rou Gui Cortex Cinnamomi cassiae)
Fu Zi Radix Aconiti carmichaeli praeparata
Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata
Shan Yao Radix Dioscoreae oppositae
Shan Zhu Yu Fructus Corni officinalis
Ze Xie Rhizoma Alismatis orientalis
Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos
Mu Dan Pi Cortex Moutan radicisExplanation
This remedy treats only the Root, i.e. tonifies Kidney-Yang, and not the Manifestation (Water
overflowing to Heart and Lungs).
The tongue presentation appropriate to this remedy is a Pale and wet body.
Lung-, Heart- and Kidney-Yang Deficiency, Fluids Overflowing to Heart