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滋陰八味丸

The Prescription of 滋陰八味丸

Ingredients

Explanation

Zhi Mu: Clearing heat and purging fire, nourishing yin and moistening dryness.

Huang Bo: Clearing heat and drying dampness, purging fire and removing toxicity, subduing deficiency heat.

Shu Di: Nourishing the kidney and replenishing essence.

Shan Zhu Yu: Warming up and tonifying the kidney and liver, arresting seminal emission.

Shan Yao: Reinforcing the kidney and benefiting the spleen, combining Shu Di and Shan Zhu Yu to enriching all the three Yin.

Ze Xie: Purging fire of the kidney and preventing Shu Di from resulting in stagnation of Qi due to its tonic and sticky nature.

Dan Pi: Clearing away pathogenic fire in the liver and restricting the warm nature of Shan Zhu Yu.

Fu Ling: Inducing diuresis co benefit the spleen, aiding Shan Yao in strengthening the spleen.

The Effect of 滋陰八味丸

Effect

Nourish yin to reduce pathogenic fire.

Indications

Sore throat, dry mouth, tinnitus, spermatorrhea, hectic fever with night sweat, yin deficiency with excessive fire, scanty dark urine.

Administrations

All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is made with honey into pills.