Aidus & E-Fong Herbal Solution
Herbal Formula for Strengthening Yang
                        
                                      
                   7.5. Herbal Formula  for Strengthening Yang

The herbal  formulae for strengthening Yang are use for syndrome of weakness of kidney-yang. Kidney-yang is the root
of yang qi of the human body, and possesses the effect of warming the viscera, and is the motive force for functional
activities of the body. Weakness of kidney yang occurs mostly in cases such as over fatigue chronic illness, aging and
infirm of deficient yang constitution. When deficient yang fails to warm the body, there appears endogenous cold
syndrome marked by pallor, cold limbs, lassitude. The lumbers is residence of the kidneys, and insufficiency of kidney
yang may lead to weakness and soreness in the waist and knees, aversion to cold in the back and waist. The kidney
dominates water metabolism and transformation function of qi. If yang qi is deficient, transformation function of qi will be
abnormal, resulting in difficulty in urination, and edema. Failure of the bladder in control of opening and closing may lead
to frequent urination. The kidney stores the essence and dominates reproduction, weakness of kidney-yang may result in
impotence, sterility due to cold uterus; Deficient yang brings about the cold syndrome with symptoms of pale tongue,
white tongue coating, a deep, thready and forceless pulse. The therapy of warming kidney yang  is indicated. The
commonly used herbs are Rou Gui (cinnamon bark), Zhi Fu Zi (prepared aconite lateral root), Ba Ji Tian (morinda
root), Du Zhong (eucommia bark), Lu Jiao Shuan (antler), Lu Rong (pilose antler), Yin Yang Huo (epimedium), Rou
Cong Rong (desertliving cistanche), etc.
If deficient kidney leads to difficulty in urination, Fu Ling (poria), Ze Xia (oriental water plantain rhizome), and Che Qian
Zi ( plantain seed) can be combined to induce diuresis. If dysfunction of the bladder sphincter causes frequent urination
or enuresis, Yi Zhi Ren (bitter cardamon), Fu Peng Zi (red raspberry),Sang Piao Xiao(mantic egg-case) can be used to
consolidate the kidney and reduce urination. If unconsolidation of sperm pass gives rise to seminal emission,
spontaneous emission,Sha Yuan Zi ( flaststem milkvetch seed), Qian Shi (tribulus fruit), Jin Yin Zi(euryale seed), Lian
Xu (lotus stamen), cherokee rose-hip, Wu Wei Zi (schisandra fruit), etc should be added to consolidate the kidney to
astring nocturnal emission. If yang qi is weak, Hong Shen (ginseng) and Huang Qi (astragalus root) can be used to
replenish qi and engender yang. Since kidney yin and kidney yang are interdependent and interransformative, when
applying yang tonifying herbs, yin tonics such as Shu Di Huang (prepared rehmannia root), Shan Zhu Yu (bitter
cardamon) and Gou Qi Zi (wolfberry fruit), are usually used to make the result of "yang growing while yin developing"
and" getting yang from yin" . Meanwhile, warm and dry properties of yang tonics can be controlled. The representative
formulae are Shen Qi Wan (Kidney-Qi Pills) and You Gui Yin (Back to the Right Decoction).