Herbs That Tonify Yin TCM Materia Medica

Yin tonics are generally sweet, cold, enriching and cloying. They are inappropriate for spleen or stomach deficiency, internal dampness or phlegm, abdominal distension, and/or diarrhea.
General Symptoms by System:

Lung Yin Deficiency - dry cough, loss of voice, thirst, dry throat, dry skin, spitting up thick sputum, chronic cough, low-grade afternoon fevers, night sweats, coughing up blood, a thin rapid pulse.
Stomach Yin Deficiency - lack of appetite, irritability, thirst, dry mouth, constipation, occurs often after severe febrile diseases.
Liver Yin Deficiency - visual acuity, dry, dull eyes, night blindness, dizziness, tinnitus, dry nails, low grade sensation of heat, red tongue, dry mouth and throat, fast and thin pulse.
Kidney Yin Deficiency - many chronic diseases, dizziness, tinnitus, weakness of the lower back and knees, heat in the five palms, afternoon low-grade fever, diminished sexual function, scanty and ark urine, a red and dry tongue, and a thin pulse without strength (usually with liver yin deficiency).

Sha Shen, Mai Men Dong, Tian Men Dong, Yu Zhu, Bai He - generate fluids, moisten the lungs, and tonify lung yin.

Tian Men Dong - colder and more effective than Mai Men Dong in clearing and moistening dry heat in the lungs and reducing fire from kidney yin deficiency.
Mai Men Dong - treats stomach yin deficiency, more for upper and middle jiao issues, often used together with Tian Men Dong for dry cough with lung yin deficiency.
Yu Zhu - weaker than Tian Men Dong in clearing heat but is not cloying (Tian Men Dong is severely cloying).

Bie Jia is not as strong as Gui Ban, but more effective in treating palpable abdominal masses and is less apt to cause stagnations.

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