Herbs That Tonify Yang - Functional Grouping Relationships
Herbs That Tonify Yang - General Concepts
- Symptoms: Fear of cold, cold extremities, sore and weak lower back and lower extremities, pale tongue and a deep and weak pulse. Impotence, spermatorrhea, watery vaginal discharge, infertility, enuresis, polyuria, wheezing, daybreak diarrhea.
- Warm and drying; may injure yin and assist the fire (not for patients with yin deficiency).
Herbs That Tonify Yang - Section Summary
- Rou Cong Rong, Suo Yang
- Rou Cong Rong is more moistening.
- Suo Yang better for tonifying yang.
- Ba Ji Tian, Yin Yang Huo, Xian Mao - fortify kidney yang, strengthen the sinews, expel wind-damp.
- Ba Ji Tian - mild, not very drying, augments essence and strengthens sinews and bones, best used for yang deficiency with damp-cold.
- Yin Yang Huo - drying, can injure the yin, but very useful for bi with waning fire at the mingment.
- Xian Mao - even stronger and more harsh, for short term use.
- Bu Gu Zhi, Yi Zhi Ren - tonify the kidneys, warm the spleen, used for urinary incontinence.
- Bu Gu Zhi - better for kidneys.
- Yi Zhi Ren - better for the spleen.
- Tu Si Zi, Shang Yuan Ji Li - tonify kidneys, retain essence, nourish the liver, brighten the eyes.
- Tu Si Zi - more for the tonification aspect.
- Shang Yuan Ji Li - more for the vision aspect.
- Dong Chong Xia Cao, Ge Jie - tonify kidneys and lungs, cough, wheezing due to kidney and/or lung qi deficiency.
- Ge Jie - weaker tonifying, but good for coughing and wheezing.
- Du Zhong, Xu Duan - tonify kidneys and liver, treat pain in the lower back, calm the fetus.
The Herbs That Tonify Yang Grouping Has 18 Herbs In Our Database
Ba Ji Tian
- Morinda Root
- Tonify kidneys, strengthen yang - impotence, male or female infertility, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, urinary incontinence, irregular menses, low back pain and weakness, cold and painful abdomen.
- Strengthen sinews and bones - back pain, muscular atrophy.
- Expel wind/damp cold - back and leg qi pain, bi syndromes.
Bu Gu Zhi
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- Tonify Kidney, strengthen yang - impotence, premature ejaculation, cold and painful lower back.
- Stabilizes jing and reserves urine - enuresis, incontinence of urine, frequent urination, spermatorrhea.
- Tonify and strengthen spleen yang - cold deficient spleen diarrhea, borborygmus, abdominal pain.
- Aids kidneys to grasp lung qi - wheezing, asthma.
- Apply topically for alopecia, psoriasis, vitiligo.
Dong Chong Xia Cao
- Chinese Caterpillar Fungus, Cordyceps
- Strengthen kidney, tonify yang - impotence, sore/weak back.
- Tonify kidney yang, nourish lung yin, transform phlegm, stop cough - chronic cough, wheezing from deficiency, blood-streaked sputum.
- Tonifies yin and yang, safe - can be used long term.
Du Zhong
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- Tonify liver and kidneys, strengthen sinews and bones - weak, painful knees and lower back, fatigue, frequent urination.
- Promotes smooth flow of qi and blood circulation.
- Calms the fetus - for cold deficient kidney patterns with bleeding during pregnancy, prevents miscarriages from deficiency.
- Recently used for dizziness from liver yang rising (hypertension).
Ge Jie
- Gecko
- Strengthen kidneys, tonify lungs - help kidney grasp the qi, wheezing, asthma.
- Assists kidney yang, strengthen essence and blood - impotence, day break diarrhea, urinary frequency.
Gou Ji
- Chain Fern Rhizome
- Tonifies liver and kidneys, strengthens sinews and bones - stiffness, soreness or weakness in lower back, spine, legs.
- Expels wind and dampness - bi syndrome.
- Urinary incontinence and vaginal discharges.
Gu Sui Bu
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- Tonify kidneys - weak low back and knee, diarrhea, tinnitus, decreased hearing, toothache, bleeding gums due to deficient kidneys.
- Mending sinews and bones due to falls, fractures, contusions, sprains.
- Stimulates growth of hair - used topically as a tincture for alopecia.
Hu Tao Ren
- Walnut Nut
- Tonify Kidneys - weak back and knees with coldness, frequent urination.
- Warms lung, help kidney grasp lung qi - chronic cough, wheezing.
- Moisten intestines - constipation in elderly patients.
Lu Jiao Jiao
- Deer Antler Glue
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- Tonifies kidney yang - low energy, fertility issues.
- Tonifies kidney essence - impotence, fertility, low sperm count
- Stops bleeding - blood in the stools, excessive menstruation, blood in the urine
Lu Rong
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- Tonify kidneys, strengthen yang - fatigue, impotence, cold limbs, lightheadedness, lower back and knee pain, tinnitus, frequent and clear urine.
- Tonify the governing vessel, augments essence and blood, strengthens sinews and bones - children with mental/physical developmental issues.
- Regulates the conception vessel, chong mai, and stabilizies the dai mai - cold deficient leukorrhea or uterine bleeding, infertility with a cold womb.
- Tonifies and nourishes qi and blood - chronic ulcerations/yin-type boils (concave, clear fluid oozing, unhealing).
Rou Cong Rong
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- Tonify kidneys, strengthen yang - reproductive and urinary disorders such as impotence, spermatorrhea, urinary incontinence, posturinary dripping, cold pains in lower back and knees.
- Warms womb - infertility, excessive uterine bleeding, leukorrhea from cold deficiency.
- Moistens instestines - constipation, good for elderly or younger patients with blood and/or qi deficiency.
Sha Yuan Ji Li
- Milkvetch Seed, Astragalus Seed
- Tonify kidney yang, secures essence - lower back pain, tinnitus, impotence, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, incontinence, leukorrhea.
- Strengthen kidney and liver - poor vision, blurred vision.
Suo Yang
- Fleshy Stem of Cynomorium
- Tonify kidney yang - impotence, frequent urination, spermatorrhea.
- Nourish blood, tonify essence, strengthen sinews - motor impairment, paralysis from blood and jing deficiency.
- Moisten instestines - constipation due to qi and/or blood deficiency.
Tu Si Zi
- Chinese Dodder Seeds
- Tonify kidneys, strengthens yin, secures essence, reserves urine - impotence, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, tinnitus, frequent urination, sore painful back, vaginal discharge.
- Tonify kidney and liver, improves vision - liver and kidney yin and yang deficiency patterns with dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, floaters, etc.
- Strengthen the spleen and kidneys - resolve diarrhea.
- Calms the fetus - important herb for habitual and/or threatened miscarriage.
Xian Mao
- Golden Eye Grass Rhizome
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- Tonify kidney, strengthen yang - impotence, urinary incontinence, nocturnal emission, infertility due to cold womb (woman) or cold jing (man).
- Expel cold, eliminate damp - bi with generalized pain, pain and/or weakness in the bones and sinews, lower back and knee pain, cold abdomen.
- Cautions
- Avoid with yin deficiency, empty heat signs
Xu Duan
- Japanese Teasel Root
- Tonify liver and kidney, strengthen sinews and bones - lower back and/or knee weakness and pain, stiff joints.
- Tonify without causing stagnation.
- Stops uterine bleeding, calms the fetus - bleeding during pregnancy, threatened miscarriage.
- Promote blood circulation, alleviate pain, generate flesh - traumatic injuries in the lower back and legs, external conditions such as sores.
Yi Zhi Ren
- Black Cardamon
- Warms the kidneys, retains essence, holds urine - spermatorrhea, frequent and copious urine, urinary incontinence, dribbling urine.
- Warms the spleen, stops diarrhea - cold spleen or stomach patterns with diarrhea, cold abdominal pain, excess salivation, thick/bad taste in the mouth.
Yin Yang Huo
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- Tonify kidney yang - impotence, spermatorrhea, frequent urination, poor memory, painful and cold lower back and knees.
- Expel wind-damp, cold - spasms, cramps, joint pain, numbness in limbs.
- Strengthen yin and yang, harnesses liver yang rising - dizziness, low back pain, irregular menses from liver and kidneys and subsequent liver yang rising.
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