Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Rehmannia Eight Formula (Ba Wei Di Huang Wan)
0210 八味地黃丸 (Ba Wei Di Huang Wan)
Rehmannia Eight Formula
Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet
【Formulation】
Chinese Name
Pharmaceutical Name
Pin Yin Name
English Name
熟地黃
Radix Rehmanniae praeparata
Shu Di Huang
山茱萸
Fructus Corni
Shan Zhu Yu
山藥
Rhizoma Dioscoreae
Shan Yao
茯苓
Poria
Fu Ling
牡丹皮
Cortex Moutan
Mu Dan Pi
澤瀉
Rhizoma Alismatis
Ze Xie
炮附子
Radix Aconiti lateralis praeparata
Pao Fu Zi
肉桂
Cortex Cinnamomi
Rou Gui
【Classic Literature Reference】
Yi Fang Ji Jie (Analytic Collection of Medicine Formulas, 1682AD)
Compiler: Wang, Ang-in.
【Indications】
Traditional: Kidney yang deficiency mark by lower back pain; weakness in the legs; co sensation in the lower extremities; tenseness and discomfort in the lower abdomen; difficult urination or profuse urine; a pale and swollen tongue with thin, white coating; and a deep, thready pulse in the kidney position. It is also used in the treatment of coughing and wheezing due to phlegm accumulation and diabetes.
Modern: Chronic nephritis, prostatic hyperplasia chronic urinary bladder disorders, diabetes neurasthenia, asthma, hypertension, absent-mindedness, premature ejaculation, impotence lumbago, sciatica, deformed vertebra, chronic gonorrhea, prolapse of the anus, and menopause syndrome.
Pattern of Kidney Yang Deficiency
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