Yu Quan Wan - 玉泉丸 - Jade Spring Pill

English:	Jade Spring Pill
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	30-37g	Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Stomach Yin, generates Fluids and eliminates irritability. With Wu Mei, for Upper or Middle Jiao wasting and thirsting disorder with intense Dryness of the throat and an unquenchable thirst. With Ren Shen and Wu Wei Zi, for Symptoms associated with excessive loss of fluids in Summerheat disorders.
Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	15-37g	Tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi, generates Body Fluids and stops thirst. With Mai Men Dong and Wu Wei Zi, for Qi and Yin Deficiency with shortness of breath and spontaneous sweat usually secondary to injury from Heat.
Poria	Fu Ling	30-37g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Gan Cao, for Spleen and Heart Deficiency causing facial edema, palpitations, and shortness of breath.
Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	15-17g	Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen, promotes urination and reduces edema. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency. With Mai Men Dong and Wu Wei Zi, for night sweats.
Honey-fried Rx. Astragali	Mi Zhi Huang Qi	15-17g	Raises the clear Qi of the Middle Jiao, is slightly moistening and is appropriate when Blood Deficiency or Spleen Dryness is involved.
Fr. Mume	Wu Mei	30-37g	Alleviates thirst, Astringes leakage of Lung Qi, Generates fluids, Stops leakage of sweat.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	30-37g	Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi.
Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	30g	Astringes leakage of Lung Qi, tonifies the Kidneys, astringes sweat, generates fluids and tonifies Qi. With Huang Qi, Mai Men Dong and Tian Hua Fen, for wasting and thirsting with intense thirst.
Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen	0.5-45g	Drains Heat and generates Fluids.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	30g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Generates fluids, Increases saliva, Nourishes Yin, Treats wasting and thirsting.
Rx. Puerariae	Ge Gen	0.5-45g	Relieves Heat, generates fluids and relieves thirst.

Formula Actions

• Tonifies Qi
• Nourishes Yin
• Clears Heat
• Moistens Dryness
• Generates Fluids
• Relieves thirst

Syndromes

• Wasting and thirsting disease due to Qi and Yin Deficiency with Heat
• Spleen Yin Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

Irritability with thirst Urinary frequency Dry mouth Increased appetite Turbid urine

Weight loss T: Red and dry C: None P: Large and rapid

Treats

Diabetes Polyuria

Hyperglycemia

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For pronounced Yin Deficiency:		For upper wasting and thirsting with strong Heat signs:
+ Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
For dark urine:		+ Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	+ Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao
For Internal Heat Stagnation:		For pronounced Yin Deficiency with Internal Heat:
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	+ Carapax Trionycis	Bie Jia
For Summerheat and Dampness:		+ Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi
+ Sm. Lablab	Bai Bian Dou	For Phlegm:
For Kidney Yang Deficiency:		+ Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi
+ Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi	+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi
For Kidney Yin Deficiency:
+ Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui	+ Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
+ Rz. Curculiginis	Xian Mao	+ Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi
For excessive hunger:		+ Plastrum Testudinis	Gui Ban
+ Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang