YI YIN JIAN - 一荫健 - ONE YIN DECOCTION

English:	One Yin Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	6g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids. With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	6g	Nourishes the Blood, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, strongly enriches Yin, nourishes Jing and fills the Marrow.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	6g	Astringes Yin, Nourishes the Blood, Regulates menstruation, Relieves pain, Softens the Liver.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	6g	Nourishes Yin. With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	6g	Clears Deficiency Fire, Clears Heat, Drains Fire, Generates Fluids, Moistens Dryness, Nourishes Yin, Quenches thirst.
Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi	6g	Cools the Blood, Drains Kidney Fire, Drains Yin Deficiency Fire, Eliminates lurking Heat.
Rz. Polygonati	Huang Jing	6g	Tonifies Spleen Qi, nurtures Stomach Yin, moistens Lung Yin, tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Jing.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	4g	Invigorates, cools and nourishes the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and soothes irritability.
Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke	3g	Promotes the movement of Qi, reduces distention and pressure and resolves hardenings.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes Yin
• Clears Deficiency Heat

Syndromes

• Yin Deficiency with Dry Blood
• Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency
• Yin deficiency with Heat causing bleeding (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Dizziness Dry eyes Tiredness Blurred vision Insomnia Lower back ache

Night sweating Tinnitus Five sole Heat T: Red C: Little or none P: Thready and rapid

Treats

Amenorrhea

Late menstruation

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• This is one of Chinese Medicine's most popular formulas to treat amenorrhea due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat.

Modifications

For serious hot flashes and night sweats:		For coughing:
+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae	Qing Hao	+ Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu
+ Carapax Trionycis	Bie Jia	+ Bul. Lilii	Bai He
For coughing with Blood:		+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi
+ Colla Corii Asini	E Jiao	For chronic illness
+ Rz. Bletillae	Bai Ji	+ Colla Plastrum Testudinis	Gui Ban Jiao
For abdominal pain:		Sm. Mori	Sang Shen Zi
+ Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	For amenorrhea:
For amenorrhea with serious hot flashes and night sweats:		+ Rz. Polygonati	Huang Jing
		+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae	Qing Hao	+ Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke
		For amenorrhea with coughing:
+ Carapax Trionycis	Bie Jia	+ Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu
+ Rz. Polygonati	Huang Jing
+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ Bul. Lilii	Bai He
		+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi
+ Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke	+ Rz. Polygonati	Huang Jing
For amenorrhea with hemoptysis:		+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
+ Rz. Polygonati	Huang Jing
+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke
		For amenorrhea with chronic illness:
+ Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke	+ Rz. Polygonati	Huang Jing
+ Colla Corii Asini	E Jiao	+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
+ Rz. Bletillae	Bai Ji
For amenorrhea with abdominal pain:		+ Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke
+ Rz. Polygonati	Huang Jing	+ Colla Plastri Testudinis	Gui Ban Jiao
+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ Fr. Mori	Sang Shen
+ Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke
+ Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi