Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
六味地黃丸 lìu wèi dì huáng wán, "Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia"


Translated Name: Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia
Category:
Nourish and Tonify the Yin
Pills

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Pinyin Pronunciation:
Components (6):
 HerbCommon NameQuantityUnit
熟地黄 Shu Di Huang cooked rehmannia root, prepared Chinese foxglove root 240 grams
山茱萸 Shan Zhu Yu Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit, cornus 120 grams
山藥 Shan Yao dioscorea rhizome, Chinese yam 120 grams
牡丹皮 Mu Dan Pi moutan root bark, tree peony root bark 90 grams
茯苓 Fu Ling poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread 90 grams
澤瀉 Ze Xie alisma rhizome, water plantain 90 grams
Tongue
Tongue:
Red tongue with little coating﹒
Pulse
Pulse:
Rate: Rapid (Quick, Fast)

Qualities: Thready (Fine, Thin)
Cautions
Cautions:
This formula has cloying properties. Caution should be used in cases with indigestion, diarrhea due to Spleen deficiency or a white greasy tongue coating.
Reference Source
Reference Source:
Craft of Medicines and Patterns for Children  Browse

Modifications

Modifications:  
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'''Alter Sha Ren Quantity to ''' '''Alter Ji Nei Jin Quantity to ''' '''Alter Bai Zhu Quantity to ''' '''Remove Herb Shu Di Huang''': For childhood nutritional impairment with abdominal distention and loose, watery stools. - refer to:
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'''Add Herb Chai Hu''' '''Add Herb Dang Gui''' '''Add Herb Wu Wei Zi''': For optic neuritis, optic nerve atrophy or central retinitis. - refer to:
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'''Remove Herb Ze Xie''' '''Add Herb Tian Hua Fen''': For wasting and thirsting disorder - refer to:
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'''Add Herb Sheng Di Huang''' '''Remove Herb Shu Di Huang''': For severe depletion of the fluids with heat signs - refer to:
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