Rehmannia 6-9 gm or up to 30-60 gm, Chinese yam 6 gm, Lycium berries 6 gm, roasted licorice 3 gm, Poria 4.5 gm, Cornus 3-6 gm (use less for those sensitive to sourness).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Decoct with 400 ml of water until reduced to 250 ml, take before meals.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Enriching yin and tonifying the kidneys.

bubble_chart Indications

Kidney yin deficiency, with yin decline and yang exuberance. Symptoms include soreness in the lower back, nocturnal emissions, night sweats, dry mouth and throat, thirst with a desire to drink, a red and glossy tongue, and a thin, rapid pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

For those with lung heat and irritability, add 6 grams of Ophiopogon Tuber; for blood stagnation, add 6 grams of Moutan Bark; for heart heat and restlessness, add 6 grams of Scrophularia Root; for spleen heat and excessive hunger, add 6 grams of Peony Root; for kidney heat with steaming bone fever and profuse sweating, add 6 grams of Chinese Wolfberry Root-bark; for reckless movement due to blood heat, add 6 to 9 grams of Unprocessed Rehmannia Root; for yin deficiency and restlessness, add 6 grams of glossy privet fruit; for upper excess and lower deficiency, add 6 grams of Achyranthes Root to guide it; for blood deficiency with dryness and stagnation, add 6 grams of Chinese Angelica.