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
How Is Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Categorized?
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Functional Groupings
- Primary Category: Tonify
- Subcategory: Tonify the Yin
Sub Categories Within The Tonify Category
Tonify the BloodTonify the QiTonify the Qi and BloodTonify the YinWarm and Tonify the Yang
There Are 37 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, irritability.
- Spontaneous/nocturnal emissions.
- Menopause related symptoms including cardiovascular issues, bone health, etc. when arising from yin deficiency.
Cautions and Contraindications
- Use with caution in patients that present with spleen qi deficiency.
Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Related Conditions and Patterns
Diabetes Type IIDizziness (Vertigo)Erectile Dysfunction (ED)Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)HyperthyroidismMenopause (Hot Flashes)Night Sweats (Sleep Hyperhidrosis)Optic Nerve AtrophySore ThroatTinnitus
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Kidney Yin DeficiencyLiver Yin Deficiency
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What Are Some Common Combinations For Liu Wei Di Huang Wan?
Clinical Formula Combinations and Modifications
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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Has 6Ingredients
Fu Ling
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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