Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

Herbal Treatment

Prescriptions

Da Bu Yin Jian
(Great Tonifying Yin Decoction)

Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 15 g

Shan Yao Radix Dioscoreae oppositae 12 g

Shan Zhu Yu Fructus Corni officinalis 9 g

Gou Qi Zi Fructus Lycii chinensis 12 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 9 g

Dang Shen Radix Codonopsis pilosulae 12 g

Du Zhong Cortex Eucommiae ulmoidis 9 g

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 6 g

Explanation

• Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao and Shan Zhu Yu nourish the Yin of Kidneys, Stomach and
  Liver. They are a contracted version of the Liu Wei Di Huang Wan without the three
  draining herbs.


• Gou Qi Zi and Dang Gui nourish Liver-Yin and Liver-Blood.


• Dang Shen tonifies Qi.


• Du Zhong tonifies Kidney-Yang.


• Zhi Gan Cao harmonizes.

This formula is for deficiency of Kidney- and Liver-Yin. The main manifestations are dizziness,
tinnitus, backache, weak knees, blurred vision, dry eyes, night-sweating, 5-palm heat, headache,
a Red tongue without coating and a Floating-Empty pulse.

Mental-Emotional Pattern

Fear, shock and guilt may cause a deficiency of Kidney and Liver-Yin in the same way as
mentioned above. In this case, the Mind, the Ethereal Soul and the Will-Power are all three
affected.

This person will feel exhausted and depressed and will lack will-power. As the Ethereal Soul is