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Individual Herbs - 13 Tonify Blood & Tonify Yin - Coggle Diagram

- - - - DUI YAO - Chuan Xiong
        Used together in Si Wu tang. Both herbs invigorate the blood and Dang Gui is also tonifying. They're both warm herbs. Dang Gui is moistening while Chuan Xiong is drying.
        Chuan Xiong 6-10g, Dang Gui 6-10g
      - DUI YAO - Huang Qi
        Strongly tonifies the blood. Huang Qi supplements qi to engender and transform blood. Dang Gui directly tonifies blood. Used together in Dang Gui Bu Xue tang and Gui Pi tang.
        Dang Gui 6-9g, Huang Qi 15-30g
      - DUI YAO - Shu Di Huang
        Together they tonify blood and yin, such as in Si Wu Tang. Also generates flesh as in Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin. Also used for asthma due to yin and blood deficiency as in Su Zi Jiang Qi tang and Jin Shui Liu Jun Jian.
        Dang Gui 6-10g, Shu Di Huang 6-15g
  - - - DUI YAO - Chai Hu
        Chai Hu goes to the Liver to move the qi. Bai Shao goes to the Liver to nourish and astringe the blood. Together they balance one another.
        Bai Shao 10-15g, Chai Hu 5-15g.
      - DUI YAO - Chi Shao
        Both Bai Shao and Chi Shao are cool herbs. Bai Shao is astringent while Chi Shao is invigorating. Bai Shao tonifies blood and yin while Chi Shao invigorates the blood.
        Bai Shao 6-10g, Chi Shao 6-10g
      - DUI YAO - Gan Cao
        Bai Shao tonifies Liver yin and restrains Liver yang from invading the Spleen. At the same Gan Cao strengthens the Spleen qi to help fend off the liver. Together they treat liver spleen disharmony. This combination is also Shao Yao Gan Cao tang which is used to nourish blood for muscle spasms.
        Bai Shao 10-60g, Gan Cao 6-10g
      - DUI YAO - Gui Zhi
        Bai Shao is cool, tonifies yin and astringent. Gui Zhi is warm, acrid and dispersing. Together they can expel pathogens on the exterior while supporting the interior. This combination can be used for exterior, interior, solid masses as well as formless pathogens; a wide variety. They are used together in Gui Zhi tang and Xiao Jian Zhong tang.
        Bai Shao 6-1-g, Gui Zhi 6-10g
  - - - DUI YAO - Dang Gui
        Together they tonify blood and yin, such as in Si Wu Tang. Also generates flesh as in Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin. Also used for asthma due to yin and blood deficiency as in Su Zi Jiang Qi tang and Jin Shui Liu Jun Jian.
        Dang Gui 6-10g, Shu Di Huang 6-15g
      - DUI YAO - Shu Di Huang
        Used together for Kidney/Lung disharmony causing wheezing. Shu Di tonifies yin and essence allowing the kidney to accept the inhaled qi. Ma Huang directs the Lung qi downward and together they stop wheezing. This type of wheezing results in diffciult inhalation with prolonged exhalation. Also used together in Yang He tang for yin-type subcutaneous swellings due to blood and yang deficiency with cold-phlegm accumulations. Shu Di nourishes blood while Ma Huang penetrates the accumulation.
        Ma Huang 3-9g, Shu Di Huang 6-15g
  - - - DUI YAO - Ju Hua
        Together they treat Liver/Kidney deficiency causing eye problems. Featured together in Qi Ju Di Huang wan. Gou Qi Zi supplements the Liver yin while Ju Hua is cooling and drains Liver fire and yang rising. It also lifts the nourishing effect of Gou Qi Zi to the eyes.
        Gou Qi Zi 10-15g, Ju Hua 10-15g
  - - - DUI YAO - Huang Lian
        This combination is the foundation of Huang Lian E JiaoTang. Huang Lian drains heart fire downward to warm the kidneys and E Jiao tonifies the kidney water to rise and quiet the heart. Also used in combination for dysenteric disorder. Huang Lian clears heat toxin in the intestine while E jiao nourishes blood and dredges heat toxin from the intestine.
        E Jiao 6-10g, Huang Lian 4-6g
- - - - DUI YAO - Tian Men Dong
        Tian Men Dong is a stronger yin tonic than Mai Men Dong. But it is also more cloying and greasy. It is also heavier and therefore sinks down into the kidney. Together they nourish the yin and especially the Lung yin.
        Mai Men Dong 1-15g, Tian Men Dong 10-15g
  - - - DUI YAO - Mai Men Dong
        Tian Men Dong is a stronger yin tonic than Mai Men Dong. But it is also more cloying and greasy. It is also heavier and therefore sinks down into the kidney. Together they nourish the yin and especially the Lung yin.
        Mai Men Dong 1-15g, Tian Men Dong 10-15g
  - - - DUI YAO - Zhi Mu
        Together they nourish Ht/Lu yin and clear heat. Treat insomnia and calm the spirit. Bai He 15-30g, Zhi Mu 6-9g
  - - - DUI YAO - Gui Ban
        Bie Jia is the dorsal shell and firstly it subdues yang and secondly tonifies liver yin. Gui Ban is the ventral shell and firstly tonifies Kidney yin and secondarily subdues liver yang. Together they strongly tonify liver and kidneys yin to treat deficient heat or rising liver yang.
        Bie Jia 15-30g, Gui Ban 15-30g
  - - - DUI YAO - Bie Jia
        Bie Jia is the dorsal shell and firstly it subdues yang and secondly tonifies liver yin. Gui Ban is the ventral shell and firstly tonifies Kidney yin and secondarily subdues liver yang. Together they strongly tonify liver and kidneys yin to treat deficient heat or rising liver yang.
        Bie Jia 15-30g, Gui Ban 15-30g
  - - - DUI YAO - Nu Zhen Zi
        This combination is Er Zhi Wan (Two Solstice Pill). Nu Zhen Zi is harvested at the winter solstice and Han Lian Cao is harvested at the summer solstice. They act to tonify Liver and Kidney yin to treat weakness in the low back/knees, dry mouth, dizziness, blurred vision, insomnia, spontaneous emissions and hair loss. Intended for gentle, long-term use.
        Han Lian Cao 6-10g, Nu Zhen Zi 6-10g
  - - - DUI YAO - Han Lian Cao
        This combination is Er Zhi Wan (Two Solstice Pill). Nu Zhen Zi is harvested at the winter solstice and Han Lian Cao is harvested at the summer solstice. They act to tonify Liver and Kidney yin to treat weakness in the low back/knees, dry mouth, dizziness, blurred vision, insomnia, spontaneous emissions and hair loss. Intended for gentle, long-term use.
        Han Lian Cao 6-10g, Nu Zhen Zi 6-10g