tonify yin and yang

Question 1

tonify yang
slightly acrid and warm sweet
Liver Kidney
strengthens bones and tendons, calms the fetus to prevent miscarriage

Answer 1

du zhong/eucommia

Question 2

tonify yin
slighly cold slightly bitter sweet
-------Ht,
Lu, St
stops cough from heat
sputum d/t damaged yin.
*Supplements St yin, generates
fluids: dry mouth & tongue.
*Clears Ht: irritability d/t Ht yin def.
*Moistens intestines.

Answer 2

mai men dongj/ophiopogon

Question 3

tonify yang warm, *acrid
 sweet
-------Lr,
Kd
Tonifies Kd yang: impotence, 
memory lapse, weak back/legs,
hemiplegia, numb extremities.
*Wind-damp bi *Lr yang rising
*substitute for Fuzi or Rougui
long period of time. Can damage yin,
causing dizziness, dry mouth, thirst,

Answer 3

yin yang hou/epimedium