Mai Men Dong Yin Zi Wan Ophiopogon and Trichosanthes Combination - TCM Herbal Formula

Names Of Mai Men Dong Yin Zi Wan

Mai Men Dong Yin Zi Wan TCM Herbal Formula

English Name: Ophiopogon and Trichosanthes Combination
Pinyin Name: Mai Men Dong Yin Zi Wan
Alternate Names: Mai Men Dong Yin Zi
Chinese Character: 麥門冬湯

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How Is Mai Men Dong Yin Zi Wan Categorized?

Mai Men Dong Yin Zi Wan Functional Groupings

Primary Category: Treat Dryness
Subcategory: Enrich the Yin and Moisten Dryness

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Sub Categories Within The Treat Dryness Category

Enrich the Yin and Moisten Dryness Gently Disperse and Moisten Dryness

There Are 7 Formulas In Our Treat Dryness Category

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How Is Mai Men Dong Yin Zi Wan Used Clinically?

Mai Men Dong Yin Zi Wan Usages and Indications

Lung and stomach yin deficiency - this is a modified version of Mai Men Dong Tang - fei wei (lung atrophy) syndrome in Chinese Medicine - dry cough from yin fluid damage, generally arises from deficiency fire rising from the stomach yin deficiency.
A range of digestive issues - nausea, vomiting, counterflow qi, gastritis, peptic ulcer disease.
Acute or chronic lung issues - bronchitis, dry cough - particularly with other yin deficiency signs (malar flush, heat in the five palms, etc.)
Sjogren's syndrome - when other underlying diagnostic factors are a good fit.

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Mai Men Dong Yin Zi Wan Related Conditions and Patterns

Cough Gastritis Pneumonia Sore Throat

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Lung Yin Deficiency Stomach Rebellious Qi Stomach Yin Deficiency

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Mai Men Dong

Ophiopogon Tuber

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Yin category

Usages

Moistens the lungs, stops cough - dry cough, coughing blood.
Augments stomach yin, generates fluids - dry tongue and mouth.
Clears heat and eliminates irritability due to yin deficiency or a warm-febrile disease in the ying level - particularly when symptoms are worse at night.
Moistens the intestines - constipation.

Gan Cao

Licorice Root

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

Tonifies the spleen and augments qi - spleen deficiency w/shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools (si jun zi tong).
Qi and/or blood deficiency w/irregular pluse or palpitations (Zhi Gan Cao Tang).
Moistens the lungs and stops cough - heat/cold in the lungs (Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang).
Clears heat and toxic fire (raw) - carbuncles, sores, sore throat due to fire toxin (internally or topically).
Alleviates pain and stops spasms - abdomen or legs (Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang).
Often used to harmonize and/or moderate characteristics of other herbs.
Antidote for toxic substances (internally and topically).

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Sheng Di Huang

Rehmannia

Appears in the Herbs That Cool The Blood category

Usages

Clears Heat, Cools Blood. High fever, thirst, scarlet tongue, hemorrhage due to heat in the Blood.
Nourishes Yin, Generates Fluids. Yin Deficiency with heat signs with injury to body fluids. Dry mouth, low-grade fever, constipation, throat pain from yin deficiency.
Cools Ascending Heart Fire (HT, LV). Mouth and tongue sores, irritability, insomnia, malar flush.
Wasting thirst disorder.

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Zhi Mu

Anemarrhena Rhizome

Appears in the Herbs That Drain Fire category

Usages

Clears heat, drains fire - high fever, irritability, thirst, and a rapid flooding pulse in patterns of excessive heat in the lungs and/or stomach; cough due to lung heat with thick yellow sputum.
Nourishes yin, moistens dryness - deficiency of lung and kidney yin, night sweats, steaming bone disorder, irritability, afternoon or low-grade fevers, bleeding gums, five-center heat; also for kidney heat signs - spermatorrhea, nocturnal emission, high sexual desire.
Generates fluids and clears heat - oral ulcers and inflammation due to yin deficiency, wasting and thirsting disorder.

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Wu Wei Zi

Schisandra Fruit/Seed

Appears in the Herbs That Stabilize and Bind category

Usages

Constrain leakage of lung qi, enriches kidney yin - chronic cough and wheezing due to kidney and lung deficiency.
Tonify the kidneys, bind the essence, stop diarrhea - nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, frequent urination, daybreak diarrhea.
Inhibits sweating, generates fluids - thirst with excess sweat, spontaneous sweating, nightsweats, xiao ke.
Quiet the spirit, calm the heart - irritability, palpitations, insomnia due to blood deficiency or kidney and heart yin injury.

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Ren Shen

Ginseng Root

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

Strongly tonify yuan qi - extreme collapse of qi, shortness of breath, cold limbs, profuse sweating, weak pulse (often used alone for this condition after severe blood loss).
Tonify lung qi - wheezing, shortness of breath, w/kidneys failing to grasp the qi.
Strengthen the middle warmer - lethargy, no appetite, chronic diarrhea, prolapse of organs, distended chest/abdomen.
Generates fluids, stops thirst - xiao ke, damaged fluid due to high dever and profuse sweating.
Benefits heart qi, calms the spirit - palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, poor memory, restlessness due to qi and/or blood deficiency.

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Tian Hua Fen

Trichosanthes Root

Appears in the Herbs That Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat category

Usages

Clears and drains lung heat, transforms phlegm, moistens lung dryness.
Drains heat, generates fluid (fluids injured) - thirst, irritability, wasting and thirsting disorder, cough, thick sputum.
Relieves toxicity, expels pus - toxic hot carbuncles, breast abscess.

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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.

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Dan Zhu Ye

Lophatherum Stem and Leaves

Appears in the Herbs That Drain Fire category

Usages

Clears heat - heat patterns with irritability and thirst, mouth sores and swollen, painful gums due to heat in the heart or stomach channels.
Promotes urination and clears damp-heat - lin syndrome, especially for heat in the small intestine channel with above symptoms and dark red tip on the tongue.

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Ge Gen

Kudzu Root, Pueraria

Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat category

Usages

Releases muscles, clears heat - exterior disease in subcutaneous region and muscles (governed by spleen and stomach) - fever, headache, stiffness in the back and the neck.
Nourishes fluids, alleviates thirst - stomach heat, externally-contracted heat.
Vents measles - accelerates rash at early stages.
Alleviates diarrhea - diarrhea or dysenterial disorders due to heat; may be used for spleen deficiency diarrhea if combined with other herbs.
Alleviates symptoms of hypertension - headaches, dizziness, tinnitus.

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