Aidus & E-Fong Herbal Solution
Herbal Formula for Strengthening Yin- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
                 
                               
                                         Liu  Wei Di Huang Wan
                                     Rehmannia Bolus with Six Herbs


SOURCE: Xiao Er Yao Zhen Zhi Yue (Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases)
INGREDIENTS:
Shu Di Huang (Prepared rhizome of rehmannia)24g
Shan Yu Rou (Dogwood fruit) 12g
Shan Yao (Dried Chinese Yam) 12g
Ze Xie (Oriental water plantain) 9g
Fu Ling (Poria) 12g
Mu Dan Pi (Moutan bank) 9g
DIRECTIONS: Grind the herbs into fine powder and mix with honey to make boluses as big as the seed of Chinese
parasol for oral administration. Take 6 ~9 grams each time with warm boiled water, 3 times a day. The herbs can also
be decocted in water for oral administration.
EFFECTS: Nourishing and enriching kidney yin.
INDICATIONS: Deficient syndrome of kidney yin with symptoms of weakness and tiredness in waist and legs,
vertigo, tinnitus, deafness, night sweat seminal emission as well as indiscloure of fontanel in children. Or, the flaring up of
deficiency fire leading to symptoms such as bone-steaming, hectic fever, feverish sensation in the palms and soles, or
consumptive thirst, or toothache due to deficiency fire, dry mouth and throat, red tongue with little coating, and thready
and rapid pulse.
ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: It is a representative formula to tonify the kidney yin. Shu Di Huang (Prepared rhizome
of rehmannia) as the principal herb possesses the effect of nourishing the kidney yin and supplementing the essence to
engender the blood. Shan Zhu Yu (Dogwood fruit) with sour flavor and warm property is used for nourishing the
kidney, replenishing the liver, and astringing semen to prevent emission. Shan Yao (Chinese yam) with sweet flavor and
neutral property replenishes the spleen yin. So these three herbs create" three tonification" which are nourishing the liver
blood, replenishing the spleen yin, tonifying the kidney yin. However, Shu Di Huang (prepared rhizome of rehmannia) is
sweet in flavor and warm in property and is sticky and greasy in nature. Shan Yu Rou (Dogwood fruit) is sour in flavor
and warm in property and is able to aid the liver fire. Shan Yao (Chinese yam) is astringent in flavor. All of them have
their own specific characters. They need to combine with adjuvant herbs. Ze Xie (Oriental water plantain) combines
with Shu Di Huang (prepared rhizome of rehmannia) in clearing the kidney and excreting the turbid evils to prevent the
sticky; Mu Dan Pi (Moutan bark) combines with dogwood fruit to cool and purge liver fire;  Fu Ling (Poria) together
with Shan Yao (Chinese yam) excrete the spleen- dampness. They are dispatcher herbs, known as "three purgation". In
Sum, this formula shows that the herbs work as both tonics and purgatives, supplement each other, that reducing
method is contained within tonifying method, and is considered to be mild tonifying formula with sweet and tasteless
flavor.
This formula is used for chronic nephriritis, central retinitis, diabetes, Addisons syndrome, hyperthyroidism,
hypertension, anovalatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and inanition syndrome in infant that pertain to deficiency of the
kidney yin.

ASSOCIATED FORMULAE:
(1) Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan ( Anenarrhena, Phellodendron and Rehmarinia Pills),It also is known as Pills of Eight Herbs
Including Anemarrhena,
SOURCE:  Yi Zhong Jing Jian (Phellodendron in the Golden Mirror of Medicine).
It is comprised of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Rehmania Bolus with Six Herbs) plus Zhi Mu (Anemarrhea) 6g and Huang
Bo (phellodendron) 6g. The direction is similar to that or Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Rehmania Bolus with Six Herbs). Its
effect is nourishing yin to lower the fire. It is indicated to flaming up of fire due to yin deficiency with symptoms of hectic
fever including bone-steaming,deficient vexation, night sweat, pain and soreness in waist and spine, seminal emission, etc
(2) Du Qi Wan (Qi-Receiving Pills)
SOURCE: Yi Zhong JI REn Bian (Responsibility of Medicine)
This is Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Rehmania Bolus with Six Herbs) plus Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra fruit) 6g and is called
Du Qi Wan (Qi-Receiving Pills). The direction is similar to that of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Rehmania Bolus with Six
Herbs). Its effect is nourishing the kidney to receive qi, and is indicated for deficiency of kidney yin with asthma, cough,
shortness of breath, hiccup, etc.
(3) Mai Wei Di Huang Wan (Ophiopogon, Schisandra and Rehmania Pills) , also called Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
(Eight Immortal Longevity Pills. )
SOURCE:  Yi Ji (Medical Rank).
This is Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Rehmania Bolus with Six Herbs) plus Mai Dong (Ophiopogon root) 9g, Wu Wei Zi
(schisandra fruit) 6g. Its direction is similar to that of Liu Wei Di HUang Wei . It has effects of astringing the lung to
consolidate the kidney, and is used for yin deficiencyof the lung and kidney manifested by cough, asthma, hectic fever,
night sweat, etc.
(4) Qi Ju Di Huang Wan (Wolfberry,Chrysanthemum and Rehmania Pills)
SOURCE: Yi Ji (Medical Rank).
Gou Qi Zi (Wolfberry fruit) and JU Hua (chrysanthemum flower) are added to Liu Wei Di Huang Wan  and is called Qi
Ju Di Huang Wan . Its direction is same as that of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan . It replenishes the kidney and nourishes the
liver, and is indicated for yin deficiency of the liver and kidney marked by blurring of vision, poor vision, or dry sensation
in the eyes,epiphora induced by wind.

Notes: Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan, Du Qi Wan, Mai Wei Di Huang Wan and  Qi Ju Di Huang Wan are all deriver from Liu
wei Di Huang Wan , and possess effect of replenishing the kidney yin. The differences among them are as follows:
The first one increases the effect of clearing the ministerial fire; The second lays stress on receiving qi to alleviate asthma;
The third has effect of astringing the lung to cease cough, and the last one strengthens the effect of nourishing the liver to
clear the vision