Di Huang Yin Zi
地黃飲子 dì huáng yǐn zǐ, "Rehmannia Decoction"

Translated Name: Rehmannia Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (15):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
熟地黄	Shu Di Huang	cooked rehmannia root, prepared Chinese foxglove root	9	grams
肉蓯蓉	Rou Cong Rong	cistanche; fleshy stem of broomrape	9	grams
巴戟天	Ba Ji Tian	Morinda root	9	grams
山茱萸	Shan Zhu Yu	Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit, cornus	9	grams
附子	Fu Zi	Prepared daughter root of Sichuan aconite	9	grams
麥門冬	Mai Men Dong	ophiopogon tuber	9	grams
石斛	Shi Hu	dendrobium	9	grams
肉桂	Rou Gui	inner bark of Saigon cinnamon, cinnamon bark	9	grams
茯苓	Fu Ling	poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread	9	grams
五味子	Wu Wei Zi	schisandra fruit	9	grams
遠志	Yuan Zhi	Chinese senega root; polygala	9	grams
石菖蒲	Shi Chang Pu	sweetflag rhizome; acorus	9	grams
大棗	Da Zao	jujube, Chinese date	1	pieces
生薑	Sheng Jiang	fresh ginger rhizome	5	pieces
薄荷	Bo He	field mint, mentha	5 - 7	pieces

Tongue:

Greasy yellow coating

Pulse:

Rate: slow
Depth: Deep (Submerged, Sinking, Deep)
Qualities: Thready (Fine, Thin), Weak (Frail)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Modifications:

'''Add Herb

(川貝母, shell mother from Sichuan)

Chuan Bei Mu''' '''Remove Herb

(肉桂, flesh cinnamon)

Rou Gui''' '''Remove Herb

(附子, "appendage")

Fu Zi ''' '''Add Herb

(膽南星 , bile-prepared arisaema)

Dan Nan Xing ''' '''Add Herb

(天竺黃, heavenly bamboo yellow)

Tian Zhu Huang''' '''Add Herb

(竹瀝, )

Zhu Li''': For Yin deficiency and vigorous phlegm-fire without Yang deficiency - refer to:
Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet
, p410 details...

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	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (薄荷, ) Bo He''' '''Add Herb (遠志, promising will) Yuan Zhi''' '''Add Herb (石菖蒲 , ) Shi Chang Pu''': For disability of the lower extremities without aphasia - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p410 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (地骨皮, earth bone bark) Di Gu Pi''' '''Add Herb (桑寄生, mulberry parasite) Sang Ji Sheng''' '''Add Herb (鱉甲, soft-shelled turtle shell) Bie Jia''': For disability of the lower extremeties and irritated, hot joints associated with Kidney Yin deficiency - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p410 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (淫羊藿, lascivious goat leaves of bean; lascivious goat wa) Yin Yang Huo''' '''Add Herb (仙茅, Immortal grass) Xian Mao''': For severe Kidney Yang deficiency with cold affecting the lower back and knees - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p410 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (黨蔘, group root) Dang Shen''' '''Add Herb (黃耆, yellow milk-vetch) Huang Qi''': For concurrent Qi deficiency - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p410 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Stiffness of the tongue with an inability to speak add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Disability or paralysis of the lower extremities add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Dry mouth with an absence of thirst add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Acute transverse myelitis, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebral arteriosclerosis, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, sequelae of cerebrovascular accident, and secondary hypertension associated with chronic glomerulonephritis and pyelonephritis add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Also can be used for Kidney deficiency without the associated problems with speech or paralysis. add comment

Di Huang Yin Zi地黃飲子 dì huáng yǐn zǐ, "Rehmannia Decoction"