liu wei di huang wan
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Nomenaclature

lìu wèi dì huáng wán
六味地黃丸
Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia
Other Translations

Meaning of the Name


Functions

Tonify Yin

Release exterior and induce diaphoresis
Sx: soreness and weakness in the lower back, light-headedness, vertigo, tinnitus, diminished hearing, night sweats, spontaneous and nocturnal emissions. the patient may also present with a variety of other symptoms including hot palms and soles, a chronic dry and sore throat, toothache, or wasting and thirsting disorder. T: red with little coat. P: rapid and thin.


Composition:

shu di huang 240g

shan zhu yu 120g

shan yao 120g

fu ling 90g

mu dan pi 90g

ze xie 90g


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Herbs with this formula

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