Our database contains 15 TCM Herbs in the Herbs That Tonify Yin functional grouping

• Yin tonics are generally sweet, cold, enriching and cloying. They are inappropriate for spleen or stomach deficiency, internal dampness or phlegm, abdominal distension, and/or diarrhea.
• General Symptoms by System:
• Lung Yin Deficiency - dry cough, loss of voice, thirst, dry throat, dry skin, spitting up thick sputum, chronic cough, low-grade afternoon fevers, night sweats, coughing up blood, a thin rapid pulse.
• Stomach Yin Deficiency - lack of appetite, irritability, thirst, dry mouth, constipation, occurs often after severe febrile diseases.
• Liver Yin Deficiency - visual acuity, dry, dull eyes, night blindness, dizziness, tinnitus, dry nails, low grade sensation of heat, red tongue, dry mouth and throat, fast and thin pulse.
• Kidney Yin Deficiency - many chronic diseases, dizziness, tinnitus, weakness of the lower back and knees, heat in the five palms, afternoon low-grade fever, diminished sexual function, scanty and ark urine, a red and dry tongue, and a thin pulse without strength (usually with liver yin deficiency).

B

• Bai He (Lily Bulb)
• Bie Jia (Chinese Soft Turtle Shell)

G

• Gui Ban (Fresh Water Turtle Shell)

H

• Han Lian Cao (Eclipta)
• Hei Zhi Ma (Black Sesame Seeds)

L

• Luo Han Guo (Momordica Fruit)

M

• Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber)

N

• Nu Zhen Zi (Privet Fruit)

S

• Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe Stem)
• Sha Shen (Glehnia Root)
• Shi Hu (Dendrobium Stem)
• Su Jiu Gui Ban (Deep Fried Fresh Water Turtle Shell)

T

• Tian Men Dong (Asparagus Tuber)

X

• Xi Yang Shen (American Ginseng Root)

Y

• Yu Zhu (Solomon's Seal Rhizome, Polygonatum)