Liù Wèi Dì Huáng Wán

(Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Tonify the Qi

Actions:

• Enriches and nourishes Kidney and Liver Yin

Indications:

• Weakness and soreness in the lower back and knees
• Lightheadedness, dizziness, or vertigo, tinnitus or hearing loss, nocturnal emissions, night sweats, chronic sore and/or dry throat, hot palms and soles, painful or difficult scanty urination, wasting and thirsting, and tidal fever.

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Red tongue with little coat

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Thin and rapid pulse

Western Uses:

• Retarded Growth of Children
• Lumbago
• Optic Neuritis
• Central Retinitis
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Diabetes
• Hyperthyroidism
• Addison's Disease
• Hypertension
• Neurasthenia
• Functional Anovular Uterine Bleeding
• Chronic Urinary Tract Infections
• Deafness

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• As this formula is cloying, it should be avoided in cases of diarrhea due to Spleen Qi deficiency, or Damp-Phlegm conditions with a white greasy coat

Preparation Notes:

• Decoction.

Originally Appeared In:

• Craft of Medicinal Treatment for Childhood Disease Patterns (Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Heart, Kidneys, Liver, Lungs, Spleen, Bladder

Substances in this Formula (6 Total):

	Shu Di Huang (Chinese Foxglove Root, Steamed with Water or Alcohol, Rehmannia) 熟地黄 Qty: 21-24 grams Chan: LIV, KI, (HT) Prop: Sweet, Slightly Warm Latin: Processed Radix Rehmanniae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Shan Zhu Yu (Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit, Cornus) 山茱萸 Qty: 12-15 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Sour, Slightly Warm Latin: Fructus Corni Officinalis Cat: Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
	Shan Yao (Chinese Yam Rhizome, Dioscorea) 山药 Qty: 12-15 grams Chan: KI, LU, SP Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Fu Ling (Sclerotium of Tuckahoe, China Root, Poria, Hoelen) 茯苓 Qty: 9-12 grams Chan: HT, SP, LU Prop: Sweet, Bland, Neutral Latin: Scierotium Poriae Cocos Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
	Mu Dan Pi (Cortex of the Peony Tree Root) 牡丹皮 Qty: 6-9 grams Chan: HT, LIV, KI Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Cool Latin: Cortex Radicis Moutan Cat: Herbs that Cool the Blood
	Ze Xie (Water Plantain Rhizome, Alisma) 泽泻 Qty: 9-12 grams Chan: KI, BL Prop: Sweet, Bland, Cold Latin: Rhizoma Alismatis Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness

References

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition) - Qiao Yi

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article) - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition) - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition) - Max Wichtl

Only use Chinese herbs or formulas under the direct care and supervision of a licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist. Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.