Di Huang Yin Zi #2 - 地黃飲子二号 - Rehmannia Drink #2

English:	Rehmannia Drink #2
Also Known As:	Rehmannia Drink from A Simple Book Rehmannia Decoction

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	1-9g	Tonifies Qi, Generates Body Fluids and stops thirst. With Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Yin Deficiency. With Huang Qi, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, and spontaneous sweat.
Rx. Astragali Preparata	Zhi Huang Qi	9-30g	Tonifies Qi and Blood and generates Body Fluids.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	1.5-14g	Clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	5-30g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, generates fluids, increases saliva and treats wasting and thirsting. With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	9-30g	Nourishes the Blood, strongly enriches Yin and relieves wasting and thirsting disorder.
Rx. Asparagi	Tian Men Dong	5-15g	Moistens the Lungs, nourishes the Kidneys, generates fluids and resolves Phlegm. With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough, thirst, and other symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids. With Ren Shen and Shu Di Huang, for debility and low grade fever due to Yin Deficiency or after febrile disease.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	6-15g	Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Stomach Yin, generates fluids and eliminates irritability. With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Fol. Eriobotryae	Pi Pa Ye	4.5-16g	Clears Lung and Stomach Heat, Descends Lung Qi, Descends Stomach Qi, Harmonizes the Stomach, Transforms Phlegm.
Hb. Dendrobii	Shi Hu	6-20g	Nourishes the Yin, clears Heat, gener- Ates fluids, enriches Kidney Yin, reduces Deficiency Heat and nourishes Stomach and Lung Yin.
Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	4.5-16g	Settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao and drains Kidney Fire. With Shu Di Huang, assists weight loss.
Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke	3-10g	Promotes the movement of Qi, Reduces distention and pressure, Resolves hardenings and removes stagnated food.

Formula Actions

• Generates Jing
• Tonifies the Blood
• Nourishes Yin
• Moistens Dryness

Syndromes

• Wasting and Thirsting due to Yang Ming Heat

Clinical Manifestations

High fever Profuse perspiration Great thirst with a desire to drink Irritability Restlessness A dry throat A flushed face Spontaneous sweating

Abdominal pain Dryness Feverish body parts Dry stools T: Red and dry C: Dry yellow P: Rolling and rapid (gigantic)

Treats

Diabetes Profuse perspiration

Hypoglycemia

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications