Yu Nu Jian
玉女煎 yù nǔ jiān, "Jade Woman Decoction"

Translated Name: Jade Woman Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (5):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
石膏	Shi Gao	gypsum	15 - 30	grams
熟地黄	Shu Di Huang	cooked rehmannia root, prepared Chinese foxglove root	9 - 30	grams
麥門冬	Mai Men Dong	ophiopogon tuber	6 - 9	grams
知母	Zhi Mu	anemarrhena rhizome	3 - 6	grams
懷牛膝	Huai Niu Xi	achyranthes root	3 - 6	grams

Tongue:

Dry, Red color with yellow coating.

Pulse:

Depth: Superficial (Floating)
Qualities: Deficient (Xu, Weak, Empty), Excess (Shi, Strong, Full), Rolling (Slippery)

Cautions:

Contraindicated in cases with diarrhea

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (旱蓮草, drought lotus grass) Han Lian Cao''' '''Add Herb (女貞子, female chastity seeds) Nu Zhen Zi''': For severe yin deficiency with mild fire in the Stomach - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p95 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (牡丹皮, ) Mu Dan Pi''' '''Add Herb (白茅根, white cogongrass root) Bai Mao Gen''': When bleeding is the primary symptom, double the dosage of (石膏, stone paste) Shi Gao and Niu Xi and add the other herbs - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p95 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (沙參, sand ginseng) Sha Shen''' '''Add Herb (石斛, bushel of stone) Shi Hu''': For a dark purple tongue with no coat - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p95 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (五味子, five-flavored seed) Wu Wei Zi''': For profuse sweating and severe thirst - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p95 details... add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Drains Stomach Heat. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) and nourishes Yin. add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Frontal headache add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Desire to drink cold beverages add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Excess signs indicate Stomach heat add comment

Yu Nu Jian玉女煎 yù nǔ jiān, "Jade Woman Decoction"