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HERB FORMULAS

QI JU D I H U A N G WAN - 杞菊地黄 丸 - L Y C IUM FRUIT, CH RYSANTHEMUM AND

REHM A N N I A P ILLS

English: Lyceum Fruit, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Pill

Lyceum, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Formula

Also Known As:
Lyceum Fruit, Chrysanthemum and Pills of Six Ingredients with Rehmannia

HERB S A N D A CTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions

Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi 1-15g Nourishes and tonifies the liver and
Kidneys, brightens eyes and enriches Yin.
With Ju Hua, for Liver and Kidney Deficiencies
with Jing and Blood unable to rise and nourish
the eyes with tinnitus, headache, and visual
impairment and Liver Yang Rising or Liver Wind
Stirring Internally.
With Shu Di Huang, for Liver and Kidney
Deficiency.

Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua 1-15 Clears the Liver and eyes, calms the Liver
and extinguishes Wind.

Rx. Rehmanniae Shu Di Huang 8-30g Nourishes Yin and Blood and tonifies the
Preparata Kidneys.
With Shan Yao and Shan Zhu Yu, for dizziness,
weak and sore back, impotence,
spermatorrhea, night sweats, due to Kidney
and Liver Yin Deficiency.
With Shan Yao and Ze Xie, for ascendant Fire
due to exhaustion of Kidney Yin.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and
secures Jing, while restraining urination and
sweating.

Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 4-20g Nourishes Kidney Yin and Yang, astringes
essence and stops excessive perspiration.
With Shu Di Huang, nourishes Kidney Yin and
secures Jing, while restraining urination and
sweating.
With Shan Yao, tonifies the Liver and benefits
the Spleen.
With Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao and Gou Qi Zi,
for True Yin Deficiency.

Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 4-15g Strengthens the Spleen, stabilizes the
Kidneys and nourishes Jing.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for
Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea,
dizziness, tinnitus, lower back pain, impotence
and night sweats.

Poria Fu Ling 3-15g Strengthens the Spleen and drains

Dampness.
With Ze Xie, facilitates the removal of water
and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant
water and Dampness leading to edema,
jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty,
difficult urination with abdominal distention.

Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 3-15g Clears Heat and clears Deficiency Fire.
With Ju Hua, for dizziness and red, swollen
eyes due to ascending Liver Fire.

Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 3-15g Promotes urination and prevents Kidney

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Fire as a result of tonification.
With Fu Ling and Mu Dan Pi, regulates the
Kidneys, Liver and Spleen, drains and tonifies.
With Fu Ling, promotes urination.
With Mu Dan Pi, for steaming bone disorder,
dizziness, and vertigo.

FORM U L A A C T IONS

Enriches Yin
Nourishes the essence of the Liver and Kidneys
Brightens eyes
Enriches Blood
Increases phagocytic activity
Increases lymphatic transformation
Increases production of immunoglobins
Protects against platelet damage by radiation
Protects against Liver damage by chemicals

SYND R O M E S

Liver (Yin and) Blood Deficiencies

Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiencies (Liver Yin Deficiency is the prominent factor)
Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Liver Yang Rising
Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiencies with eye diseases

CLINI C A L M A NIFESTATIONS

Dry eyes
Dizziness
Diminished visual acuity
Muscular weakness
Photophobia
Dry skin
Tearing when exposed to Wind
Deafness
Painful eyes
Steaming bones
Blurred vision
Tidal fevers
Lower back pain
Loose teeth
Weakness of the lower back, knees and
Dripping urine
extremities
Thirst
Spontaneous and nocturnal emissions
Dry tongue
Light-headedness
Numbness and weakness at the waist and
Vertigo
knees
Tinnitus
Urinary incontinence
Diminished hearing
Heel pain
Five Sole Heat
Knee pain
Chronic dry, sore throat
Night sweats
Toothache
T: Red
Wasting and thirsting disorder / Xiao Ke
C: Little or None
Decreased libido
P: Thready and rapid
Maybe constipation

TREA T S

Diabetes Nephroatrophy
Glaucoma Senility
Ophthalmalgia Impotence
Hyperemia Spermatorrhea
Loss of muscle power in the feet Esophageal cancer
Dry mouth Chronic asthma
Neurasthenia Bronchitis
Pulmonary tuberculosis COPD
Chronic nephritis Side effects of steroids
Hyperthyroidism Allergic disorders
Chronic glomerulonephritis Bronchiaesthenia
Chronic urinary tract infection Urticaria
Hypertension Chronic hepatitis
Failure to thrive Nocturnal emissions
Functional uterine bleeding Irregular menstruation
Optic neuritis Addison’s disease
Optic nerve atrophy Congestive Heart failure
Central retinitis Sore throat
Retrobulbar neuritis Retarded growth in children
Photophobia Vitreous opacity
Blurred vision Photosensitivity

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General visual disturbance Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes
Menopause Chronic glaucoma
Cataract Excessive tearing when exposed to Wind
Premenstrual syndrome Tourette syndrome
Coronary Heart disease Atherosclerosis
Obesity Stroke
Knee pain Retinitis pigmentosa
Headache Insomnia
Chronic ocular disorders Conjunctivitis
Blepharitis Cough
Dizziness Vertigo
Meniere's disease Kidney Failure
Oliguria Hematuria
Hyperglycemia Paresthesia
Numbness Anemia
AIDS/HIV Fever
Constipation Neurosis
Tinnitus Low back pain
Deafness Hypotension
Forgetfulness Amenorrhea
Weakness Hyperlipoproteinemia
Hoarseness Palpitations
Flaccid paralysis Macular degeneration
Night sweats Premenstrual tension
Ascites Hemiplegia
Toothache Sjogren's Syndrome
Dry skin Dysmenorrhea
Urinary incontinence Heel pain
Unilateral pain Eye pain
Red, swollen eyes Poor vision associated with AIDS/HIV

CONT R A I N D I C ATIONS AND H ERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Use caution for those with Spleen Deficiency type diarrhea and indigestion with a white greasy
tongue coat.
Contraindicated for those with Yang Deficiency.

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTE S

MODI F I C A T I O NS

For red eyes with swelling and pain: For diminished and dimmed vision:

+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui

+ Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai + + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi

For fibromyalgia due to Spleen and Kidney

For more tearing with exposure to Wind:
Deficiencies:

+ Bolster the Spleen Decoction

+ Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
Shi Pi Yin

+ Restore the Left (Kidney) Pill

+ Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen
Zuo Gui Wan

For glaucoma due to Yin Deficiency Fire:

For a headache that arrives during
menstruation:
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi

+ 9g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma

+ Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen Tian Ma Gou Tang Yin

+ 12g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao For excessive tearing when exposed to Wind

For aplastic anemia: + Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng

+ Large Gentian and Soft-Shelled Turtle Powder + Rx. Angelicae

Bai Zhi
Qin Jiao Bie Jia San Dahuricae

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+ Hb. Equiseti Hiemalis Mu Zei
For aplastic anemia with a fever and massive
hemorrhaging:
+ Hb. Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin

For severe hypochondriac pain:

+ Large Gentian and Soft-Shelled Turtle Powder
Qin Jiao Bie Jia San
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao

+ 30g Cornu Bubali Shui Niu Jiao + 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao

+ 9g Colla Corii Asini E Jiao For irritability:

For dizziness and blurred vision:

+ 12g Sm. Zizyphi
Suan Zao Ren
Spinosae
+ 15g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi

+ 15g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

+ 12g Rx. Salviae
Dan Shen
Miltiorrhizae
For hyperlipoproteinemia:

- Rx. Rehmanniae For hyperlipoproteinemia with Liver Yang

Shu Di Huang
Preparata Rising (headache or head distention):

- Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu

- Rx. Rehmanniae
Shu Di Huang
Preparata
- Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao

- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi - Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu

+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao

- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi

+ 15g Rx. Polygoni
He Shou Wu
Multiflori
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang

+ 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng

+ 15g Rx. Polygoni
He Shou Wu
Multiflori
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

+ 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng

+ 9g Rx. Salviae
Dan Shen
Miltiorrhizae + 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

+ 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye

+ 9g Rx. Salviae
Dan Shen
For hyperlipoproteinemia with Qi and Blood Miltiorrhizae
Deficiency:

+ 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye

- Rx. Rehmanniae
Shu Di Huang
Preparata
+ 30g Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi

- Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu

+ 18g Ram. cum Uncis
Gou Teng
Uncariae
- Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao

- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi +18g Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen

For hyperlipoproteinemia with either

+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang numbness or aching and pain in the body and
limbs:

+ 15g Rx. Polygoni - Rx. Rehmanniae

He Shou Wu Shu Di Huang
Multiflori Preparata

+ 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng - Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu

+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi - Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao

- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi

+ 9g Rx. Salviae
Dan Shen
Miltiorrhizae
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang

+ 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye

+ 15g Rx. Polygoni
He Shou Wu
Multiflori
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi

+ 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng

+ 12g Rx. Angelicae
Dang Gui
Sinensis
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

For hyperlipoproteinemia with Spleen

+ 9g Rx. Salviae
Deficiency: Dan Shen
Miltiorrhizae
- Rx. Rehmanniae
Shu Di Huang
Preparata + 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye

- Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu + 12g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma

- Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao + 30g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi

- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 30g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng

+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang For hyperlipoproteinemia with Kidney Yang
Deficiency:
+ 15g Rx. Polygoni He Shou Wu

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Multiflori - Rx. Rehmanniae Shu Di Huang
Preparata
+ 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng

+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi - Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu

- Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao

+ 9g Rx. Salviae
Dan Shen
Miltiorrhizae
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi

+ 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang

+ 5g Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen

+ 15g Rx. Polygoni
He Shou Wu
Multiflori
+ 9g Rz. Polygonati Huang Jing

For hypertension: + 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng

+ 30g Plastrum + 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

Gui Ban
Testudinis
+ 9g Rx. Salviae
Dan Shen
+ 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li Miltiorrhizae

+ 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye

For hypertension with severe dizziness and
numbness of the limbs:
+ 9g Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong

+ 9g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo

+ 30g Plastrum
Gui Ban
Testudinis
For hypertension with dry, bound stools:

+ 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li + 30g Plastrum

Gui Ban
Testudinis
+ 12g Ram. cum Uncis
Gou Teng
Uncariae + 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li

+ 12g Pheretima Di Long

+ 15g Sm. Sesame
Hei Zhi Ma
Nigrum
+ 12g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma

For hypertension with Liver Qi Stagnations: + 15g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren

+ 30g Plastrum For hypertension with Blood Stasis:

Gui Ban
Testudinis
+ 30g Plastrum
Gui Ban
+ 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li Testudinis

+ 12g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li

For hypertension with severe dizziness:

+ 12g Rx. Salviae
Dan Shen
Miltiorrhizae
+ 30g Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming

+ 6g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma + 12g Rx. Angelicae

Dang Gui
Sinensis
For hypertension with Yin Deficiency resulting
in constipation: For vitreous opacity:

+ 9g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren + 10g Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi

+ 9g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren + 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

+ 10g Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi

For menopause syndrome with Deficiency Heat
with a dry mouth and tongue, constipation and For menopause syndrome with Heart and
irritability: Kidney Yang Deficiency with palpitations and
edema:

+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + Rx. Aconiti Lateralis

Zhi Fu Zi
Preparata
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu

+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen

For menopause syndrome with Heart and + Rx. Salviae

Dan Shen
Spleen Yang Deficiency with a poor appetite, Miltiorrhizae
excessive worrying and a lack of desire to
speak: For premenstrual syndrome:

+ Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen - Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie

+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + 9g Rx. Angelicae

Dang Gui
Sinensis
For premenstrual syndrome with a headache
and dizziness: + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao

- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie + 15g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

For premenstrual syndrome with tidal fever:

+ 9g Rx. Angelicae
Dang Gui
Sinensis
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie

+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao

+ 9g Rx. Angelicae
Dang Gui
Sinensis
+ 15g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

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+ Ram. cum Uncis Gou Teng + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
Uncariae
+ 15g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

+ Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma + Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi

For unilateral pain with dizziness: + Rx Cynanchi Atrati Bai Wei

+ Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong For unilateral pain with hemiplegia:

+ 6g Ram. cum Uncis + 10g Rx. Salviae

Gou Teng Dan Shen
Uncariae Miltiorrhizae

For unilateral pain with insomnia: + 10g Pheretima Di Long

+ 10g Sm. Zizyphi For unilateral pain with palpitations:

Suan Zao Ren
Spinosae
+ 10g Sm. Zizyphi
Suan Zao Ren
+ 10g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi Spinosae

For unilateral pain with low back pain: + 10g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren

+ 10g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng For unilateral pain with constipation:

+ 10g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan + 10g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang

For eye pain: + 10g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen

+ 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi For eye pain with blurred vision:

+ 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao + 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

For eye pain with dizziness: + 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao

+ 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

+ 10g Rx. Polygoni
He Shou Wu
Multiflori
+ 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao

+ 10g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi

+ 10g Rx. Angelicae
Dang Gui
Sinensis
For eye pain with hypochondriac pain:

+ 10g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma + 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

For eye pain with night blindness: + 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao

+ 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi + 10g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao

+ 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao + 10g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi

For eye pain with constipations:

+ 10g Sm. Sesame
Hei Zhi Ma
Nigrum
+ 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi

+ 10g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao

For chronic nephritis due to Kidney and Liver
Yin Deficiency with Empty Fire Rising:
+ 10g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen

+15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 10g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang

+ 15g Plastrum
Gui Ban For poor vision associated with AIDS/HIV,
Testudinis including dim, dark vision, dark spots before

+ 20g Ram. cum Uncis the eyes, "Flowers Dancing in the Air", dryness
Gou Teng inside the eyes, grating or blindness:
Uncariae

+ 10g Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong - Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao

+ 30g Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming + Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng

+ Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi

+ Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui

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