Dihuang Yinzi

Name

Rehmannia Decoction

The Prescription of Dihuang Yinzi

Source

The book Huang Di Su Wen Xuan Ming Lun Fang

Ingredients

Additives in appropriate amount:

Explanation

Shu Di and Shan Zhu Yu: The principal drugs, replenishing the kidney-Yin.

Rou Cong Rong and Ba Ji Tian: The principal drugs, warming and strengthening the kidney-Yang.

Fu Zi and Rou Gui: Helping the principal drugs to warm and nourish the kidney-Yang, absorbing the floating Yang.

Mai Dong, Shi Hu and Wu Wei Zi: Replenishing Yin]], astringing body fluids, harmonizing Yin and Yang.

Chang Pu, Yuan Zhi and Fu Ling: Coordinating the heart and kidney, removing phlegm for resuscitation.

Sheng Jiang, Da Zao and Bo He: Being the guiding drugs, regulating Ying and Wei.

The Effect of Dihuang Yinzi

Effect

Nourishing the kidney-Yin, tonifying the kidney-Yang and removing phlegm for resuscitation.

Indications

Aphasia and paralysis, marked by stiff tongue, dysphasia, inability to walk, dry mouth without desire for drinking, greasy tongue coating and deep thready weak pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as syringomyelia, sequel of cerebrovascular accident and hypertension.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral use with the dosages of the ingredients properly determined according to their original proportions.


Dihuang Yinzi