Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | Bu Yi Ji
補益劑 |
| Sub Category | Bu Yin
補陰 |
| Name | Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
六味地黃丸 Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia |
| Pharma Effect | 1) Prevents swellings and tumors, 2) improves immunity propensity, 3) protects liver and reduces blood lipid, 4) reduces glucose in the blood, 5) improves the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, 6) improves sexual ability, 7) alleviates ototoxic reactio |
| Function | Nourishes the liver and kidneys. |
| Clinic Usage | This formula treats kidney and liver yin deficiency. Symptoms include soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees, light-headedness, vertigo, tinnitus, diminished hearing, or children with an open anterior fontanel. The patient may also present heat |
| Cautions | This formula is used by modern practitioners in treating biomedically-defined illnesses caused by kidney and liver yin deficiency such as chronic nephritis, hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus, and neurasthenia. |
