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| Health Benefits |
| For: lower back pain, urination difficulties, incontinence, diabetes, hypothyroidism, chronic nephritis, general debility and weakness, edema, bronchial asthma |
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Ground Up Herb |
Tea Pills |
Tincture |
Capsules |
| Category: Tonify Yang ⌕ |
| Subcategory: ⌕ Source: Jin Gui Yao Lue |
| Actions: Tonify Kidney, strengthen yang |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: pale, swollen, white moist coat Pulse: thin, weak Other: |
| Patterns: Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency |
| Indications: Lower jiao lack of warmth: lumbago, weak legs, lower body coldness; Fail to qi transform fluid; Damp accumulation: difficult urination, Zhuan Bao, phlegm, water retention; Fail to consolidate: large amount of urine, incontinence • Pale swollen tongue, whit coating, deep thin weak pulse [Song] • KD Yang deficiency: Cold and pain of the lower back and legs, tenseness of the lower abdomen, irritability to the point of difficulty to lie down, breathing most comfortable while leaning against something, T pale, swollen with thin, white, moist coat, P empty or weak, deep and minute at proximal position[Kim] |
| Contraindications: Yin deficiency heat |
| Description |
| Name Variations:Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan , 金匮肾气丸, Kidney Qi Pills from the Golden Cabinet, |
| Herb List: Fu Zi(K) • Gui Zhi(K) • Shu Di Huang(M) • Shan Zhu Yu(M) • Shan Yao(M) • Ze Xie(A) • Fu Ling(A) • Mu Dan Pi(A) |
| Commentary: Kidney essence deficiency = KD Yang Xu + KD Yin Xu; KD Qi is the substance generated from Yin Yang reactions. This formula strengthens KD Yang Qi. Fu Zi is acrid/hot and warms KD yang. Gui Zhi dredges channels. However, these two are very low dosages. The 3 KD tonifiers are also found in Liu Wei Di Huang Wan for tonifying Yin. Ze Xie, Fu Ling, and Mu Dan Pi are draining herbs to help alleviate cloying. [Song] • This is basically Liu Wei Di Huang Wan + Fu Zi + Gui Zhi. Both Fu Zi and Gui Zhi are in low dosage to just ignite the Ming Men. Simular to effects of (KD7 and Du4). [Kim] |
| Related Formulas: Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan (Ji Sheng Shen Qi Wan - adding Che Qian Zi and Chuan Niu Zi to reduce edema) |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Fu Zi • Process Aconite Daughter Root • 附子 ♠ |
Warm Interior Expel Cold |
Restore devastated yang • Warm channels • Warms interior cold • Relief pain • Strengthen Ming Men fireDao Di: Si Chuan • Herbs from the same plant: Fu Zi • Tian Xiong • Wu Tou • Chuan Wu • Cao Wu • Zhi Chuan Wu |
Anodyne • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Mild sedative |
| Gui Zhi • Cinnamon Twig • 桂枝 ♠ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold |
Activate yang qi, warm yang, open channels, expel Wind Cold from muscle layer • warm Middle Jiao • regulate Wei Qi • improve circulation • relieve pain • thin mucus • treat chest BiPAIRS with Shao Yao and Fu Ling |
diuretic, anticoagulant, vasodilation, diaphoretic, antipyretic, emmenagogue, antiparasitic, cardiotonic, antibiotic, hypoglycemic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, sedative |
| Shu Di Huang • Rehmannia • 熟地黄 ♥ |
Tonify Blood |
Tonify blood • Nourish Yin • Tonify essence • Nourish bloodDao Di: He Nan • Cloying in nature |
Immune system booster • coagulant • antidiabetic • hepatoprotective • hypotensive • anti-aging • antioxidant • antihistamine • emmenagogue |
| Shan Zhu Yu • Cornelian Cherry • 山茱萸♥ |
Stabilize + Bind |
Tonify kidney • Tonify liver • Stop bleeding • Astringe essence • Reduce urine • Regulate menses • Reduce sweating • Stop bleeding |
Anti-inflammatory • Antibiotic • Antidiabetic • Antiosteoporotic • Astringent • Diurectic • Hepatoprotective • Hypotensive • Immunomodulatory |
| Shan Yao • Chinese Yam • 山药♥ |
Tonify Qi |
Tonify Kidney and essence • Tonify lungs Qi and Yin • Tonify spleen Qi and Yin • Tonify stomachDao Di: He Nan |
Antidiabetic • Antidiarrheal • Anti-inflammatory • Estrogenic • Hypotensive • Immunomodulatory |
| Ban Xia • Pinellia Root • 半夏 ♣ |
Phlegm Cold |
Transforms damp-phlegm • Direct stomach Qi downward• Stop cough/ wheezing • Relieve nausea & vomiting • Dissolve nodules and swellingsFan Ban Xia - deep fried with vinegar, Ming Fan, and Sheng Jiang • Jiang Ban Xia - fried with ginger juice |
reprotoxic, warming, drying, antitussive, antiemetic |
| Ze Xie • Alisma • 泽泻 ♣ |
Drain Dampness |
Drain Kidney fire, Drain dampness, Promote urination |
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| Mu Dan Pi • Peony Bark • 牡丹皮 ♣ |
Clear Heat Cool Blood |
Cools blood • Clear yin deficient heat • Invigorate blood • Clear blood stasisThere are two different types: Mu Dan and Xiao Yao; both are peony |
Anti-inflammatory • Antibiotic • Anticonvulsant • Analgesic • Antipyretic • Hypotensive • Immunostimulant • Sedative |
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| Directions: It is balanced and can be taken long term. |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Bu Gu Zhi + Du Zhong + Niu Xi + Gou Ji |
Lumbar soreness and cold pain, relieved when lying down 31 |
| + San Piao Xiao + Yi Zhi Ren + Wu Yao + Tu Si Zi |
Enuresis, frequent urine 31 |
| + Ji Sheng Shen Qi Wan |
Urination difficulty: promote urine 31 |
| + Wu Wei Zi + Lu Rong + Chai Hu + Bai Shao |
Black complexion 31 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Fu Zi: Soy sauce • Millet • Pregnancy • False cold, true heat • Incompatible with: Bai Ji, Bai Lian, Ban Xia, Chuan Bei Mu, Gua Lou Pi, Gua Lou Ren, Gua Lou Shi, Tian Hua Fen, Zhe Bei Mu • Cao Wu is antagonized by Xi Jiao
Gui Zhi: Pregnancy, Liver Wind, hyperactive Yang from Yin xu, Wind Heat, blood heat, heavy menses, measles, open skin sores
Shu Di Huang: Cloying • Pregnancy • Spleen and/or Stomach deficiency • Stagnant phlegm • Stagnant qi
Shan Zhu Yu: Damp heat • Urinary tract infection • Shan Zhu Yu antagonizes Han Fang Ji, Jie Geng, Fang Feng
Shan Yao: Yam allergies; Shan Yao antagonizes Gui Sui
Ban Xia: Yin deficiency cough • Bleeding • Dehydration • Heat • Pregnancy • Incompatible with Wu Tou and Fu Zi • Antidepressant drugs • Blood pressure medication • Terfenadine (antihistamine) • Foods: lamb, goat
Ze Xie: Spermatorrhea, Vaginal secretion, Kidney yang deficiency, Kidney dysfunction, Damp cold
Mu Dan Pi: Deficiency cold • Pregnancy • Excessive menstruation |
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