Liu Wei Di Huang LiuWeiDiHuang Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia 六味地黄丸 liu wei di huang six ingredient pill rehmannia

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan - Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia

六味地黄丸

Clinical Usage

  • Dizziness, tinnitus, possibly vertigo as a result of kidney and liver yin deficiency.
  • Insomnia especially with night sweats, hot flashes, irritability.
  • Spontaneous/nocturnal emissions. 
  • Menopause related symptoms including cardiovascular issues, bone health, etc. when arising from yin deficiency.

Functional Categories

Tonify Tonify the Yin

Formula Combinations

Cautions & Precautions

  • Use with caution in patients that present with spleen qi deficiency.
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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan is in the "Tonify the Yin" group within the "Tonify" category.

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Common Formula Ingredients

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan is generally comprised of the following 6 ingredients:

Fu Ling
Fu Ling
Poria, China Root
  • Promotes urination, drains dampness, transforms phlegm - urinary difficulty, diarrhea, edema, headache, dizziness, greasy tongue coat.
  • Strengthens the spleen, harmonizes the middle jiao - diarrhea, loss of appetite.
  • Quiets the heart and calms the spirit - palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness.
Fu Ling is also included in 52 formulas
Mu Dan Pi
Mu Dan Pi
Tree Peony Root Cortex
  • Clears Heat (excess and deficient), Cools Blood. Nose bleed, bloody sputum or vomit, subcutaneous bleeding, frequent and profuse menses due to heat in the Blood.
  • Clear Deficient Fire. Yin deficiency patterns such as steaming bone disorder after a warm-febrile disease particularly those without sweating.
  • Clears Liver Blood Stasis. Amenorrhea, abdominal masses, bruises.
  • Clears Rising Liver Fire. Headache, eye pain, flank pain, flushing, dysmenorrhea.
  • Drains Pus, Reduces Swelling. Used topically for non-draining sores. Used internally for intestinal abscess.
Mu Dan Pi is also included in 16 formulas
Shan Yao
Shan Yao
Chinese Yam
  • Tonify the spleen and stomach qi - diarrhea, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, lack of appetite.
  • Tonify the lung qi and yin - chronic cough/wheezing.
  • Strengthen the kidney yin and yang - not hot nor cold, benefits both yin and yang, xiao ke, also binds the jing - spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, frequent urination.
Shan Yao is also included in 15 formulas
Shan Zhu Yu
Shan Zhu Yu
Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit
  • Stabilize the kidneys, retain the essence - leaking of fluids due to weak essence, excessive urination, incontinence, spermatorrhea, excessive sweating, for devastated yang and collapsed qi, as in shock.
  • Tonify the liver and kidney - lightheadedness, dizziness, impotence, sore back and knees, tonifies the jing and assists the yang.
  • Stabilize menses - excessive uterine bleeding, prolonged menses, weak effect.
Shan Zhu Yu is also included in 10 formulas
Shu Di Huang
Rehmannia, Chinese Foxglove Root
  • This is the root of Sheng Di Huang (steamed and dried, or soaked in red wine and dried).
  • Tonify blood for blood deficiency with dizziness, pallid complexion, palpitations, insomnia, irregular menses, uterine bleeding, post partum bleeding.
  • Nourish yin - kidney yin deficiency with nightsweats, xiao ke, steaming bone disorder, nocturnal emissions.
Shu Di Huang is also included in 22 formulas
Ze Xie
Ze Xie
Water Plantain Root
  • Promotes urination, drains damp-heat in the lower burner - urinary difficulty, edema, diarrhea.
  • Drains deficient kidney fire - heat signs, dizziness, tinnitus.
Ze Xie is also included in 14 formulas