Medicinal Herbs Online
HomeHerbsDis-EasesResourcesBookstoreLinksSearchBlog

Herbal Glossary | Medicinal Glossary | Herbal Preparations | Ayervedic Formulas | Chinese Formulas
Folk Remedies | Native American Formulas | Herbal Remedies | Nutritional Guidelines

Chinese Formula #30



    Tonifies yin
    Rehmannia, cooked (chief herb)
    Lycii berries (chief)
    Chrysanthemum flowers (chief)
    Polygonum multiflorum (chief)
    Ligustrum lucidi (chief)
    Saw Palmetto berries (chief)
    Cornus berries (assisting)
    Moutan peony (assisting)
    Poria (assisting)
    Alisma (assisting)
    Dioscorea (supporting)
    A yin tonic with a nourishing, neutral and cool energy, it tonifies kidney yin, strengthens weak kidney-urinary function and is useful for treatment of impotence, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), aching lower back and knees, night sweats, diabetes and involuntary emission, night blindness, photophobia, vision weakness, hypertension and regenerating the liver.

    Dosage: take 2 tablets 2 or 3 times per day with warm water along with a little miso, tamari sauce or a pinch of salt.

Gaiam.com, Inc

Copyright © 1996-2010 Lynn DeVries, all rights reserved.