Di Huang Yin Zi  地黄饮子
Rehmannia Decoction for Paralysis

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Simple Book of Formulas (1191)

Herb Name Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia) Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus fruit) Rou Cong Rong (Cistanche) Ba Ji Tian (Morinda) Zhi Fu Zi (Aconite) Rou Gui (Cassia bark) Shi Hu (Dendrobium Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon) Shi Chang Pu (Calamus) Yuan Zhi (Polygala) Fu Ling (Poria) Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra) Bo He (Peppermint) Sheng Jiang (fresh Ginger) Da Zao (Jujube)

Latin Rehmannia glutinosa Cornus officinalis Cistanche deserticola Morinda officinalis Aconitum carmichaeli Cinnamomum cassia Dendrobium nobile Ophiopogon japonicum Acorus calamus Polygala tenuifolia Poria cocos Schisandra chinensis Mentha haplocalyx Zingiber officinalis Ziziphus jujuba Amount 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 6–12 grams 3–6 grams 3–6 grams 3 pieces

Preparation:

Grind to a coarse powder. Prepare a decoction with 9 grams.

Function:

Strengthens Yin and Yang, Clears Phlegm, Opens the Orifices

Use:

Weak, lower back pain, thirst, deep and slow pulse
1. Aphasia
2. Stiffness of the tongue
3. Loss of Speech
4. Paralysis
5. Post Stroke Sequelae
6. Cerebrovascular diseases
7. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
8. Dementia
9. Diabetes mellitus, Hyperglycemia

Dose:

9 grams of the coarse powder is decocted to be taken as a draft.

Cautions:

1. Not used in excess or Heat conditions

Modifications:

1, Severe Qi deficiency, add Ginseng
2. More severe Wind symptoms, add Gastrodia Tian Ma and Saposhnikovia Fang Feng
3. Deficienct Heat, add Paeonia Mu Dan Pi, Phellodendron Huang Bai.
4. Spasms, Contractures of the Limbs, add Scorpion (Quan Xie) and Centipede (Wu Gong)
5. Paralysis, add Earthworm (Di Long) and Astragalus Huang Qi

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