Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia - TCM Herbal Formula

Names Of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan TCM Herbal Formula

English Name: Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia
Pinyin Name: Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
Chinese Character: 六味地黄丸

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How Is Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Categorized?

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Functional Groupings

Primary Category: Tonify
Subcategory: Tonify the Yin

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Sub Categories Within The Tonify Category

Tonify the Blood Tonify the Qi Tonify the Qi and Blood Tonify the Yin Warm and Tonify the Yang

There Are 33 Formulas In Our Tonify Category

How Is Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Used Clinically?

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Usages and Indications

Dizziness, tinnitus, possibly vertigo as a result of kidney and liver yin deficiency.
Insomnia especially with night sweats, hot flashes, irritibility.
Spontaneous/nocturnal emissions.

Cautions and Contraindications

Use with caution in patients that present with spleen qi deficiency.

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Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Related Conditions and Patterns

Diabetes Type II Dizziness (Vertigo)Erectile Dysfunction (ED)Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)Hyperthyroidism Night Sweats (Sleep Hyperhidrosis)Optic Nerve Atrophy Sore Throat Tinnitus

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Kidney Yin Deficiency Liver Yin Deficiency

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What Are Some Common Combinations For Liu Wei Di Huang Wan?

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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Has 6Ingredients

Fu Ling

Poria, China Root

Appears in the Herbs That Drain Dampness category

Usages

Promotes urination, drains dampness, transforms phlegm - urinary difficulty, diarrhea, edema, headache, dizziness, greasy tongue coat.
Strengthens the spleen, harmonizes the middle jiao - diarrhea, loss of appetite.
Quiets the heart and calms the spirit - palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness.

This formula has cautions, see details

Mu Dan Pi

Tree Peony Root Cortex

Appears in the Herbs That Cool The Blood category

Usages

Clears Heat (excess and deficient), Cools Blood. Nose bleed, bloody sputum or vomit, subcutaneous bleeding, frequent and profuse menses due to heat in the Blood.
Clear Deficient Fire. Yin deficiency patterns such as steaming bone disorder after a warm-febrile disease particularly those without sweating.
Clears Liver Blood Stasis. Amenorrhea, abdominal masses, bruises.
Clears Rising Liver Fire. Headache, eye pain, flank pain, flushing, dysmenorrhea.
Drains Pus, Reduces Swelling. Used topically for non-draining sores. Used internally for intestinal abscess.

This formula has cautions, see details

Shan Yao

Chinese Yam

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

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 Zhu Yu

Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit

Appears in the Herbs That Stabilize and Bind category

Usages

Stabilize the kidneys, retain the essence - leaking of fluids due to weak essence, excessive urination, incontinence, spermatorrhea, excessive sweating, for devastated yang and collapsed qi, as in shock.
Tonify the liver and kidney - lightheadedness, dizziness, impotence, sore back and knees, tonifies the jing and assists the yang.
Stabilize menses - excessive uterine bleeding, prolonged menses, weak effect.

Shu Di Huang

Rehmannia, Chinese Foxglove Root

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Blood category

Usages

This is the root of Sheng Di Huang (steamed and dried, or soaked in red wine and dried).
Tonify blood for blood deficiency with dizziness, pallid complexion, palpitations, insomnia, irregular menses, uterine bleeding, post partum bleeding.
Nourish yin - kidney yin deficiency with nightsweats, xiao ke, steaming bone disorder, nocturnal emissions.

Ze Xie

Water Plantain Root

Appears in the Herbs That Drain Dampness category

Usages

Promotes urination, drains damp-heat in the lower burner - urinary difficulty, edema, diarrhea.
Drains deficient kidney fire - heat signs, dizziness, tinnitus.

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