Shan Yao Chinese Yam - Chinese Herbal Medicine
Shan Yao Names
- English Name: Chinese Yam
- Pinyin Name: Shan Yao
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Shan Yao Clinical Usages and Indications
- Tonify the spleen and stomach qi - diarrhea, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, lack of appetite.
- Tonify the lung qi and yin - chronic cough/wheezing.
- Strengthen the kidney yin and yang - not hot nor cold, benefits both yin and yang, xiao ke, also binds the jing - spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, frequent urination.
Shan Yao Dosage and Prep Notes
- Dosage: 9-30g
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Shan Yao Appears In 13 Formulas
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang Wan
- Great Yang Restoration Pills
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- Invigorate the Blood
- Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis
Da Bu Gan Wan
- Major Liver Nutrition Pills
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- Harmonize
- Regulate and Harmonize the Liver and Spleen
Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Deafness Left Supporting Pills
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- Tonify
- Tonify the Yin
Jian Pi Wan
- Strengthen Spleen Pills
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- Reduce Food Stagnation
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet
Kidney yang deficiency signs - low back pain, weakness in the legs, knees, low back, low energy, low libido, frequent urination.
The Pulse will be empty or frail and the Tongue will be pale and swollen with a thin white moist coat.
- Tonify
- Warm and Tonify the Yang
- Cautions
- Pregnancy
- Avoid during pregnancy.
- Avoid during a cold or flu, use nothing, or yin qiao / gan mao ling instead.
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia
Classic formula for yin deficiency of the kidney and liver - vertigo, tinnitus, poor hearing, night sweats, heat in the five palms (hands, feet, a/or chest), spontaneous seminal emissions (a/or nocturnal), weak low back, light headedness.
The Pulse will be rapid and thin and the Tongue will be red with little (or no) coating.
- Tonify
- Tonify the Yin
Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Rehmannia Pills to Brighten the Eyes
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- Tonify
- Tonify the Yin
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Lycii Chrysanthemum Teapills
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- Tonify
- Tonify the Yin
Qian Lie Shu Wan
- Prostate Comfort Pills
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- Stabilize and Bind
- Stabilize the Kidneys
Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan
- Ginseng, Poria & Atractylodes Pills
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- Tonify
- Tonify the Qi
Wu Ji Bai Feng Wan
- Black Chicken White Phoenix Pills
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- Clear Heat
- Clear Heat From Deficiency
Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
- Eight Flavor Rehmannia Teapills
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- Tonify
- Tonify the Yin
Zuo Gui Wan
- Right Returning Pills
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- Tonify
- Tonify the Yin
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