| Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, Sedates Deficiency Fire, Alleviates Steaming Bone Syndrome | Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency with upflaring fire. | Tongue: red with little or no coat; Pulse: small, rapid, thready, rear position may be forceful | Rehmannia glutinosa root-prep, Chinemys reevesii shell, Anemarrhena asphodeloides rhizome, Phellodendron chinense bark | ||
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Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, Clears Deficiency Heat, Calms the Liver, Subdues Liver Yang, Benefits the Ears | Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency with Liver Yang rising. Symptoms may be exacerbated by fatigue or exertion and is worse at night. | Tongue: red, scanty or no coat; Pulse: thin, rapid, possibly wiry | Rehmannia glutinosa root-prep, Dioscorea opposita rhizome, Cornus officinalis fruit, Alisma orientalis rhizome, Paeonia suffruticosa root-bark, Poria cocos fungus, Bupleurum chinense root, Magnetitum mineral | |
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Nourishes Kidney, Lung and Stomach Yin, Nourishes Body Fluids, Strengthens Qi | Lung, Stomach, Kidney Yin and fluid deficiency. | Tongue: red with a scanty coat, or peeled in the center, dry; Pulse: rapid, thin, weak | Asparagus cochinchinensis tuber, Ophiopogon japonicus tuber, Rehmannia glutinosa root-prep, Rehmannia glutinosa root-raw, Codonopsis pilosula root | |
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Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, Clears Deficiency Heat, Secures the Jing-essence | Kidney and Liver Yin deficiency. If severe may be accompanied by wasting and thirsting disorder. | Tongue: red, tender or dry and cracked, scanty coat or no coat; Pulse: thin, rapid, small | Rehmannia glutinosa root-prep, Dioscorea opposita rhizome, Cornus officinalis fruit, Paeonia suffruticosa root-bark, Poria cocos sclerotium, Alisma orientalis rhizome | |
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Nourishes Lung and Kidney Yin, Moistens Dryness | Lung and Kidney Yin deficiency. | Tongue: red, dry, cracked with a scanty coat or no coat; Pulse: rapid, thready | Rehmannia glutinosa root-prep, Cornus officinalis fruit, Dioscorea opposita rhizome, Paeonia suffruticosa root-bark, Alisma orientalis rhizome, Poria cocos fungus, Ophiopogon japonicus tuber, Schisandra chinensis fruit | |
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Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, Nourishes Liver Blood, Clears Heat, Subdues Liver Yang, Extinguishes Wind, Benefits the Eyes | Liver and Kidney Yin and Blood deficiency affecting the eyes. Yin deficiency may be complicated by Liver Yang rising and internal wind. | Tongue: red with a scanty coat or no coat; Pulse: thin, rapid, thready, wiry | Rehmannia glutinosa root-prep, Cornus officinalis fruit, Dioscorea opposita rhizome, Haliotis diversicolor shell, Paeonia suffruticosa root-bark, Poria cocos sclerotium, Alisma orientalis rhizome, Lycium barbarum fruit, Tribulus terrestris fruit, Paeonia lactiflora root, Angelica sinensis root, Chrysanthemum morifolium flower | |
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Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, Nourishes Liver Blood, Benefits the Eyes | Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency with Liver deficiency predominating. | Tongue: red with a scanty coat or no coat; Pulse: thin, rapid, thready, wiry | Rehmannia glutinosa root-prep, Cornus officinalis fruit, Dioscorea opposita rhizome, Paeonia suffruticosa root-bark, Poria cocos sclerotium, Alisma orientalis rhizome, Lycium barbarum fruit, Chrysanthemum morifolium flower | |
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Tonifies the Kidneys, Nourishes Jing-essence, Benefits the Eyes | Deficiency of Jing-essence presenting with sexual or reproductive dysfunction. Also visual and auditory disturbances due to Liver and Kidney weakness. | Tongue: pale; Pulse: fine | Lycium barbarum fruit, Cuscuta chinensis seed, Rubus chingii fruit, Plantago asiatica seed, Schisandra chinensis fruit | |
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Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, Nourishes Liver Blood, Regulates Liver Qi | Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency with concurrent Liver Qi stagnation. | Tongue: red with a dry coat; Pulse: thin, frail, deficient, thready, wiry | Rehmannia glutinosa root-raw, Lycium barbarum fruit, Glehnia littoralis root, Ophiopogon japonicus tuber, Angelica sinensis root, Melia toosendan fruit | |
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Nourishes Body Fluids, Tonifies the Qi, Tonifies Yin, Clears Heat | Lung, Stomach and Kidney Qi and Yin deficiency causing Wasting and Thirsting disorder. | Tongue: red, dry with cracks, scanty or no coat; Pulse: deficient, thin, weak, rapid | Trichosanthes kirilowii root, Pueraria lobata root, Codonopsis pilosula root, Astragalus membranaceus root, Poria cocos fungus, Rehmannia glutinosa root-raw, Ophiopogon japonicus tuber, Prunus mume fruit, Schisandra chinensis fruit, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root | |
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Nourishes Kidney Yin, Subdues Deficiency Fire, Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao | Kidney Yin deficiency with upflaring Fire, and possible build-up of Damp Heat in lower Jiao. | Tongue: red; Pulse: small, rapid, thready, rear position may be forceful | Rehmannia glutinosa root-prep, Cornus officinalis fruit, Dioscorea opposita rhizome, Alisma orientalis rhizome, Paeonia suffruticosa root-bark, Poria cocos fungus, Phellodendron chinense bark, Anemarrhena asphodeloides rhizome | |
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Tonifies Kidney Yin, Replenishes Jing-essence | Kidney Yin and Jing-essence deficiency. | Tongue: red, tender, with a scanty coat, or no coat; Pulse: thin, rapid, weak, deep | Rehmannia glutinosa root-prep, Dioscorea opposita rhizome, Cornus officinalis fruit, Lycium barbarum fruit, Cuscuta chinensis seed, Achyranthes bidentata root |
Formulas to Tonify Yin
Yvonne Lau |
