Traditional Chinese medicine formula for liver and kidney yin deficiency

There are a lot of patients suffering from liver and kidney yin deficiency and yang deficiency nowadays. Without healthy living habits and eating habits, it will lead to deficiency and imbalance of the body. Many people want to know what medicine to take for liver and kidney yin deficiency. If you don’t want to take Chinese medicine for this condition, it is best to take Chinese patent medicine, such as Liuwei Dihuang Pills, Zuogui Pills, etc. These are good medicines for treating kidney yin deficiency, but each medicine has different uses. Let’s take a look at the article.

1. Liuwei Dihuang Pills

Liuwei Dihuang Pills is a Chinese patent medicine commonly used to treat kidney yin deficiency. Liuwei Dihuang Pills are composed of cooked rehmannia root, Chinese yam, cornus officinalis, and moutan bark. It is mainly used to treat dizziness caused by Yin kidney deficiency, hot flashes due to Yin deficiency, toothache due to deficiency fire, and developmental disorders in children. Liuwei Dihuang Pills have various dosage forms, such as water-honey pills (6 grams can be taken each time), small honey pills (9 grams can be taken each time), large honey pills (1 pill can be taken each time), soft capsules (2 pills can be taken each time), etc.

Patients with kidney yin deficiency syndrome can choose any one of the Liuwei Dihuang preparations to take, and should take it twice a day. If patients with this disease experience symptoms of abdominal distension and loose stools after taking the medicine, they should adjust the dosage or stop taking the medicine. People with spleen and kidney yang deficiency should not take it.

2. Zuogui Pills

Zuogui Pills are mainly composed of Rehmannia root, yam, deer antler glue, tortoise shell glue, wolfberry, etc. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as kidney deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, night sweats, fatigue and dry mouth. It is suitable for patients with true yin deficiency syndrome who have symptoms such as dizziness, sore waist and weak legs, spermatorrhea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, dry mouth and throat.

The usage of Zuogui Pills is the same as that of Liuwei Dihuang Pills. It should be noted that Zuogui Pills are a purely tonic drug. Long-term use can easily hinder the spleen and stomach and affect appetite, so it is not suitable for long-term use.

3. Maiwei Dihuang Pills

Maiwei Dihuang Pills are made by adding Schisandra chinensis and Ophiopogon japonicus to Liuwei Dihuang Pills to enhance the pill's effects of nourishing yin and promoting body fluid, and astringing the lungs and restraining semen. It is specifically used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis, wheezing and coughing, and spermatorrhea caused by lung and kidney yin deficiency.

The usage of Maiwei Dihuang Pills is the same as that of Liuwei Dihuang Pills. Maiwei Dihuang Pills are used to treat patients with lung and kidney yin deficiency, such as tuberculosis, diabetes, cor pulmonale, etc., but should be used with caution in patients with colds.

4. Heche Dazaowan

Heche Dazao Pills have the effects of nourishing yin and clearing heat, tonifying the kidney and benefiting the lungs. It is suitable for patients with lung and kidney yin deficiency who have symptoms such as consumptive cough, bone steaming and hot flashes, night sweats and spermatorrhea, and soreness of the waist and knees.

The tonic effect of Heche Dazao Pills is stronger than that of Maiwei Dihuang Pills, and its usage is the same as that of Liuwei Dihuang Pills. For oral administration, take 6 grams of water-honey pills at a time, 9 grams of small honey pills at a time, and 1 large honey pill at a time, twice a day.

5. Qiju Dihuang Pills

Goji Berry and Rehmannia Pill is made from Liuwei Dihuang Pill, goji berry, chrysanthemum and other important ingredients. Among them, wolfberry can nourish the kidney and essence, nourish the liver and improve eyesight, while chrysanthemum can clear the head. Goji berry and Rehmannia pill has good anti-aging effects and can improve liver fat metabolism function.

Other Chinese patent medicines with similar effects include Mingmu Dihuang Pills, Shihu Yeguang Pills, etc. This medicine is suitable for patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency syndrome who have symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, photophobia, tearing in the wind, and blurred vision. In clinical practice, this medicine is also often used to treat hypertension caused by Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity syndrome, and its usage is the same as Liuwei Dihuang Pills.

6. Zhibai Dihuang Wan

Zhibai Dihuang Pill is composed of Liuwei Dihuang Pill plus Zhimu and Huangbai, and has the function of nourishing yin and clearing away heat. It is suitable for patients with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire who have symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, dry mouth, sore throat, tinnitus, spermatorrhea, and short and red urine.

This medicine can also be used for treatment of patients with kidney yin deficiency and other symptoms of damp-heat in the lower abdomen, such as yellow and greasy tongue coating, short and red urine. Its usage is the same as Liuwei Dihuang Pills. However, Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Phellodendron chinense are cold in nature, so those with weak spleen and stomach should use them with caution to avoid damaging the spleen and stomach. Patients with cold and fever should not take it.

7. Qiwei Duqi Pills

Qiwei Duqi Pills have the effects of tonifying the kidney, absorbing qi, astringing semen and stopping nocturnal emission. It is suitable for patients with kidney failure to absorb qi, who have symptoms such as breathing more than breathing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, long-term cough, dry throat, shortness of breath, nocturnal emission, night sweats, and frequent urination.

The usage of Qiwei Duqi Pills is: take 9 grams each time, twice a day. It should be noted that patients with asthma caused by exogenous cough should not take this medicine.

8. Dabuyin Pills

Dabuyin Pills have the effect of nourishing yin and reducing fire. This medicine is formulated for patients with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire syndrome. The prescription contains both Yin-nourishing and fire-reducing drugs, but the Yin-nourishing drugs are the main ones. Dabuyin Pills are suitable for patients with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire who have symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, cough, hemoptysis, tinnitus, and spermatorrhea.

The usage of this medicine is: take 6 grams each time, 2 to 3 times a day. People with severe chronic diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, kidney disease, etc. should take the medicine under the guidance of a physician.

9. Guishao Dihuang Pills

Guishao Dihuang Pills have the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing yin and blood, and clearing away heat. It is suitable for patients with liver and kidney deficiency, yin deficiency and blood deficiency who have symptoms such as dizziness, dry throat, tinnitus, afternoon hot flashes, back and leg pain, and heel pain.

In clinical practice, Guishao Dihuang Wan is often used to treat menstrual disorders due to liver-kidney yin deficiency. Take 1 pill each time, 2 to 3 times a day. It is also contraindicated in patients with yang deficiency and cold blood.