Gu Yin Jian - 股荫煎 - Stabilize The Yin Decoction

English:	Stabilize the Yin Decoction
Also Known As:	Decoction for Keeping Yin

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	3-10g	Tonifies Qi. With Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Yin Deficiency.
(Rx. Codonopsis)	(Dang Shen)	(3-20g)	(Substitutes for Ren Shen.)
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	9-20g	Nourishes the Blood, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow. With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating With Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao, for dizziness, weak and sore back, impotence, sperma-torrhea and night sweats, due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency. With Ren Shen, for Qi and Yin Deficiency.
Rz. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao	6-12g	Tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing. With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea and night sweats. With Shan Zhu Yu and Tu Si Zi, for leukorrhea due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency.
Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	4.5-10g	Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens Kidney Yang, stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding.
Rx. Polygalae	Yuan Zhi	2.1-3g	Calms the Spirit, sedates the Heart and clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney Expels Phlegm, opens the Orifices.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	3-6g	Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. With Ren Shen, relieves palpitations and anxiety.
Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	3-6g	Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing, stops diarrhea and spermatorrhea, tonifies Qi and quiets the Spirit and calms and contains Heart Qi. With Shu Di Huang, Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao, for Lung and Kidney Deficiency with cough and wheezing.
Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi	6-10g	Astringes Jing and urine, Benefits the marrow, Calms the fetus, Nourishes Yin, Strengthens Yang, Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver.

Formula Actions

• Enriches and tonifies the Kidneys
• Nourishes the Liver
• Regulates the Chong and Ren channels
• Regulates menstruation
• Strengthens the Spleen

Syndromes

• Early or Late menstruation due to Kidney Deficiency
• Amenorrhea due to Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

Early menstruation Late menstruation Scanty menses Light-colored menses Menses may be mixed with leukorrhea Low back pain that can be severe Soft stools Distention in the lower abdomen A sense of prolapse in the lower abdomen Anorexia Fatigue

Light headedness Dizziness Frequent erotic dreams Tinnitus Urinary frequency at night Weakness in the lower limbs Vertigo T: Pale C: Thin P: Deep and frail

Treats

Early menstruation Late menstruation Chronic cervicitis Chronic pelvic cellulitis

Irregular menstruation Leukorrhagia Neurasthenia Metrorrhagia Amenorrhea

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For irregular menstruation from Kidney Deficiency due to Insufficiency of the Chong and Ren channels:		For a stronger effect:
+ Rx. Dipsaci	Xu Duan
+ Anemarrhena, Phellodendron and Rehmanniae Pill Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan		For nocturnal emission or thin discharge due to Kidney Deficiency:
For amenorrhea with Kidney Yang Deficiency:		+ More Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	For vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency:
+ Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui	- Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu
+ Fr. Psoraliae	Bu Gu Zhi	+ 4.5g Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu
For extremely Deficient vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency:		For vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with a lack of astringency of the menstrual Blood:
- Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	- Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu
+ 4.5g Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu	+ 4.5g Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu
+ 6-9g Fr. Rosae Laevigatae	Jin Ying Zi	+ 6g Rx. Dipsaci	Xu Duan
For vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with Blood not returning to the channels:
Or		- Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu
- Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	+ 4.5g Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu
+ 4.5g Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu	+ 6-9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui
3g vinegar-fried Concha Meretricis/Cyclinae	Ge Qiao
For vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with a lack of Qi astringency:
Or
- Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	- Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu
+ 4.5g Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu	+ 4.5g Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu
+ 6g Fr Mume	Wu Mei	+ 3g Rz. Cimicifugae	Sheng Ma