Names Of Yu Quan Wan

Yu Quan Wan TCM Herbal Formula
- English Name: Jade Spring Pills
- Pinyin Name: Yu Quan Wan
- Alternate Names: Trichosanthes and Astragalus Formula, Jade Source Pills
- Chinese Character: 玉泉丸
How Is Yu Quan Wan Categorized?
Yu Quan Wan Functional Groupings
- Primary Category: Treat Dryness
- Subcategory: Enrich the Yin and Moisten Dryness
Sub Categories Within The Treat Dryness Category
Enrich the Yin and Moisten DrynessGently Disperse and Moisten Dryness
There Are 7 Formulas In Our Treat Dryness Category
How Is Yu Quan Wan Used Clinically?
Yu Quan Wan Usages and Indications
- Xiao Ke (wasting and thirsting syndrome), qi and yin deficiencies of the kidney and spleen most commonly seen in the advanced forms of diabetes type II - excessive thirst, excessive urination, strong hunger symptoms, weight loss.
- Cloudy urine especially with detectable sweet scent.
Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Yu Quan Wan

Yu Quan Wan Related Conditions and Patterns
Diabetes Type II
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Kidney Qi DeficiencyKidney Yin DeficiencySpleen Qi DeficiencyStomach Qi DeficiencyStomach Yin Deficiency
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What Are Some Common Combinations For Yu Quan Wan?
Clinical Formula Combinations and Modifications
- With stronger qi deficiency signs consider adding shen ling bai zhu wan.
Yu Quan Wan Has 10Ingredients
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
Gan Cao
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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).
This formula has cautions, see details
Ge Gen
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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.
Huang Qi
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Astragalus Root
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category
Usages
- Tonifies spleen qi - lack of appetite, fatigue, diarrhea.
- Raises yang qi of spleen and stomach - prolapse of uterus, stomach, rectum, uterine bleeding.
- Augments the wei qi and stabilizes the exterior - deficiency w/spontaneous sweating, frequent colds or shortness of breath.
- Tonify qi and blood due to loss of blood - postpartum fever.
- Edema from deficiency.
- Promote discharge of pus, generate flesh - sores due to deficiency.
Mai Men Dong
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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.
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.
This formula has cautions, see details
Sheng Di Huang
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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.
This formula has cautions, see details
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.
This formula has cautions, see details
Wu Mei
Mume Fruit
Appears in the Herbs That Stabilize and Bind category
Usages
- Inhibit leakage of lung qi - lung deficiency cough.
- Binds intestines - chronic diarrhea or dysentery.
- Generates fluids - alleviates thirst due to heat from deficiency or qi and yin deficiency, xiao ke.
- Expels roundworm - alleviates abdominal pain.
- Stops bleeding - blood in the stool, uterine bleeding with blood deficiency signs (dryness, thirst, parched mouth).
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.
This formula has cautions, see details
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