[Efficacy]

warming and tonifying kidney yang.

[Indications]

For kidney yang deficiency. Mental fatigue, abdominal pain, reversal cold of hands and feet, pale tongue with white coating, and deep and thready pulse are seen. Or exuberant yin repelling yang, evidence of true cold with false heat.

The kidney is the foundation of the body's yang qi. If the kidney yang is insufficient, it cannot warm the body. The generation and transformation of qi and blood are deficient, and the lost nutrients cannot be supplemented, so mental fatigue occurs. The waist is the home of the kidney. Kidney deficiency results in backache; kidney yang cannot warm and help. spleen yang, yang deficiency cold in the middle, so cold pain is seen in the abdomen; yang deficiency is unable to reach the limbs, so reversal cold of hands and feet; pale and thin tongue, all are signs of yang deficiency. Exuberant yin repelling yang, true cold with false heat, means there is true cold inside and false heat outside. This is caused by the decline of kidney yang and excessive pudendal coldness internally. The yang has no support and is rejected from the outside. The clinical manifestations are excessive pudendal coldness inside, but false fever symptoms such as floating heat, thirst, restlessness in the hands and feet, and a strong pulse can be seen externally. However, although the patient's body is hot, he covers himself with clothes and quilts; although his mouth is thirsty, he does not have much fluid retention, and he likes hot fluid retention or coughing water but does not want to swallow it; although his limbs are restless, his expression is clear; although his pulse is strong, he does not want to swallow it. Pressing is powerless. This is a sign of true yang deficiency and is often used in patients with visceral failure. Therefore, in the prescription, Prepared Rehmannia Root is used as the main medicine, which is sweet and warm, nourishes the kidneys and replenishes essence; Cornus officinalis and wolfberry are used to nourishing the liver and blood, combined with the main medicine to nourish the liver and kidneys; Chinese Yam, Liquorice Root nourishes the spleen and helps the source of generation and transformation; Eucommia Bark strengthens the waist and knees, strengthens the muscles and bones; Cassia Bark , Aconite Lateral Root warming interior and dissipating cold, combined with the main medicine, it can also support yang and transform qi. Combining various medicines, "Only when yin is at peace and yang is compact can essence-spirit be normal."