formula name | Eight-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill |
alias | Cassia Bark, Aconite and Rehmannia Pill |
source | Shanghan Zabing Lun |
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Warm and nourish the lower energizer, tonify and benefit kidney yang.
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In the formula, Rehmannia can strengthen, invigorate, and nourish; Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit astringes essence, consolidates marrow, warms the waist and knees, and benefits the yang path; Chinese Yam nourishes essential qi, eliminates deficiency heat, and moistens blood dryness; Peony Bark disperses blood stagnation and relieves pain; Poria dredges retained water in the stomach; Alisma promotes urination and quenches thirst; Cassia Bark assists Rehmannia in enhancing blood circulation; it also cooperates with Poria to suppress the internal rising of qi from the lower abdomen; Aconite Lateral Root strengthens kidney yang, replenishes life fire, dispels cold and dampness, and has the effect of reversing functional decline. This formula is an excellent remedy for the decline of kidney, adrenal, and sexual organ functions.
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bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
Thirst, frequent urination, and drinking one but urinating twice should be used with caution in cases of yin deficiency.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Chronic nephritis, renal cirrhosis, kidney stones, renal subcutaneous nodules, proteinuria, anuria, urinary incontinence, nocturia, bladder stones, bladder subcutaneous nodules, prostatic hypertrophy, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, hypotension, sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage, diabetes, uremia, sciatica, intervertebral disc herniation, beriberi, lower limb paralysis, neurasthenia, forgetfulness, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, impotence, priapism, puerperal fever, leukorrhea, chronic gonorrhea, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, epistaxis, cutaneous pruritus, eczema, psoriasis, eye diseases, ear diseases, etc.