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Fire, ST |
Yu Nu Jian |
玉
女
煎 |
Jade Woman D.
(Rehmannia and Gypsum Combo)
Function: drains Stomach Heat, nourishes Yin
Composition:
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Shi Gao
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Gypsum
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15-30g
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Shu Di
Huang
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Radix
rehmanniae glutinosae conquitae
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9-30g
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Zhi Mu
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Radix
anemarrhenae asphodeloidis
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3-6g
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Mai Men
Dong
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Tuber
ophiopogoniss japonici
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6-9g
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Niu Xi |
Radix
achyranthis bidentatae |
3-6g |
Indications:
ST heat with yin deficiency manifested by fever with thirst,
toothache, headache, hemorrhage, red tongue with yellow and dry
coating; or consumptive-hunger marked by eating much yet ever
feeling hungry. Besides being used to treat diabetes mellitus,
this formula is often used for gum disease, acute stomatitis,
toothache, etc., that are caused by excessive fire in the stomach
and yin deficiency in the kidney.
Analysis: Shi gao is the main
herb to purge the stomach-fire and to promote generation of body
fluid and quench thirst. Shu di huang is the assistant herb
to strengthen the kidney-yin for restraining the fire. As the
auxiliary herbs, zhi mu can help gypsum clear the stomach
and quench thirst; mai men dong can assist shu di huang in
nourishing yin to moisten dryness. Niu xi acts as the
dispatcher herb to strengthen not only the liver and kidney but
also bones and tendons, as well as to conduct the blood-heat
downwards.
Reference: Jing Yue Quan Shu
