Prescriptions for Replenishing Yin
Di Ping Shu Yu Wan (翟平薯蓣丸)
Name
The Prescription of 翟平薯蓣丸
Source
The book Qian Jin Yi
Ingredients
Shu YuNiu XiTu Si ZiZe XieSheng Di HuangFu LingBa Ji TianChi Shi ZhiShan Zhu YuDu ZhongCong RongWu Wei ZiExplanation
Shan Yao: Tonify qi, nourish yin, and tonify spleen, lung and kidney.
Niu Xi: Activate blood and dredge meridians, tonify the liver and kidney, strengthen tendon and bone.
Tu Si Zi: Tonify the kidney, nourish essence, nourish liver to improve vision, tonify spleen to check diarrhea.
Sheng Di: Nourish yin and clear heat.
Shan Zhu Yu: Warm up and tonify the kidney and liver, arrest seminal emission.
Ze Xie: Induce diuresis and drain dampness, purge heat.
Fu Ling: Induce diuresis, aiding Shan Yao in strengthening the spleen.
Rou Cong Rong: Tonify the kidney yang, supplement essence and blood.
Ba Ji Tian: Tonify kidney-yang, strengthen tendons and bones.
Wu Wei Zi: Secure essence, replenish qi and nourish kidney, promote the generation of fluid.
Du Zhong: Tonify the liver and kidney, strengthen tendons and bones.
Chi Shi Zhi: Astringe intestines to check diarrhea, astringe to stop bleeding, astringe leukorrhagia.
The Effect of 翟平薯蓣丸
Indications
All the consumptive disease.
Administrations
All the drugs are pounded into fine powder. The powder is made with honey into pills. 20 pills are taken each time with wine, twice a day.
Contraindication
Avoid eating vinegar, garlic and smelly food.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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