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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

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How Is Yu Quan Wan Categorized?

Yu Quan 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 6 Formulas In Our Treat Dryness Category

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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 Deficiency Kidney Yin Deficiency Spleen Qi Deficiency Stomach Qi Deficiency Stomach 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

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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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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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.

Huang Qi

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

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.

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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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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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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.

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