Herbs That Tonify Yang
TCM Materia Medica
Herbs That Tonify Yang - Herbal Functional Grouping (18 herbs)
Herbs That Tonify Yang General Introduction
- Symptoms: Fear of cold, cold extremities, sore and weak lower back and lower extremities, pale tongue and a deep and weak pulse. Impotence, spermatorrhea, watery vaginal discharge, infertility, enuresis, polyuria, wheezing, daybreak diarrhea.
- Warm and drying; may injure yin and assist the fire (not for patients with yin deficiency).
Herbs That Tonify Yang Section Summary / Study Notes
- Rou Cong Rong, Suo Yang
- Rou Cong Rong is more moistening.
- Suo Yang better for tonifying yang.
- Ba Ji Tian, Yin Yang Huo, Xian Mao - fortify kidney yang, strengthen the sinews, expel wind-damp.
- Ba Ji Tian - mild, not very drying, augments essence and strengthens sinews and bones, best used for yang deficiency with damp-cold.
- Yin Yang Huo - drying, can injure the yin, but very useful for bi with waning fire at the mingment.
- Xian Mao - even stronger and more harsh, for short term use.
- Bu Gu Zhi, Yi Zhi Ren - tonify the kidneys, warm the spleen, used for urinary incontinence.
- Bu Gu Zhi - better for kidneys.
- Yi Zhi Ren - better for the spleen.
- Tu Si Zi, Shang Yuan Ji Li - tonify kidneys, retain essence, nourish the liver, brighten the eyes.
- Tu Si Zi - more for the tonification aspect.
- Shang Yuan Ji Li - more for the vision aspect.
- Dong Chong Xia Cao, Ge Jie - tonify kidneys and lungs, cough, wheezing due to kidney and/or lung qi deficiency.
- Ge Jie - weaker tonifying, but good for coughing and wheezing.
- Du Zhong, Xu Duan - tonify kidneys and liver, treat pain in the lower back, calm the fetus.
B
- Ba Ji Tian (Morinda Root)
- Bu Gu Zhi (Psoralea Fruit)
D
- Dong Chong Xia Cao (Chinese Caterpillar Fungus, Cordyceps)
- Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark)
G
- Ge Jie (Gecko)
- Gou Ji (Chain Fern Rhizome)
- Gu Sui Bu (Drynaria Rhizome)
H
- Hu Tao Ren (Walnut Nut)
L
- Lu Jiao Jiao (Deer Antler Glue)
- Lu Rong (Elk/Deer Horn, Velvet)
R
- Rou Cong Rong (Fleshy Stem of Broomrape)
S
- Sha Yuan Ji Li (Milkvetch Seed, Astragalus Seed)
- Suo Yang (Fleshy Stem of Cynomorium)
T
- Tu Si Zi (Chinese Dodder Seeds)
X
- Xian Mao (Golden Eye Grass Rhizome)
- Xu Duan (Japanese Teasel Root)
Y
- Yin Yang Huo (Arial Parts of Epimedium, Horny Goat Weed)
- Yi Zhi Ren (Black Cardamon)
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