Formulas that Nourish and Tonify Yin Flashcards
What does zuo gui yin stand for?
Restore the left decoction.
What is the action of zuo gui yin?
Nourish yin and enrich the KI.
Which formula is indicated for lower back soreness, spontaneous emissions, night sweating, a dry mouth and throat, thirst with a desire to drink, a peeled and shiny tongue, and a thin rapid pulse?
Zuo gui yin.
What does da bu yin wan translate to?
Great tonify the yin pill.
What is the action of da bu yin wan?
Enriches the Yin and causes Fire to descend.
Which formula is indicated for steaming bone disorder with tidal fever, night sweats, spontaneous emissions, irritability, a sensation of heat and pain in the knees and legs, a red tongue with little coating, and a pulse that is rapid and forceful at the rear positions?
Da bu yin wan.
What are the four ingredients in da bu yin wan?
Shu di, gui ban, huang bai, zhi mu.
What does yi guan jian translate to?
Linking decoction.
What are the actions of yi guan jian?
Enriches LV yin and spreads LV qi.
Which formula is indicated for hypochondria and chest pain, epigastric and abdominal distension, a dry a parched mouth and throat, acid regurgitation, a red and dry tongue, and a thin, wiry pulse?
Yi guan jian.
Which formula is indicated for the left KI and which for the right?
Zuo gui yin for left and you gui wan for right.
