知柏地黄丸

Ingredients

• Zhi Mu 40 g,
• Huang Bo 40 g,
• Shu Di Huang 160 g,
• Shan Zhu Yu 80 g,
• Mu Dan Pi 60 g,
• Shan Yao 80 g,
• Fu Ling 60 g,
• Ze Xie 60 g.

Explanation

Zhi Mu: Clearing heat and purging fire, nourishing yin and moistening dryness.

Huang Bo: Clearing heat and drying dampness, purging fire and removing toxicity, subduing deficiency heat.

Shu Di: Nourishing the kidney and replenishing essence.

Shan Zhu Yu: Warming up and tonifying the kidney and liver, arresting seminal emission.

Shan Yao: Reinforcing the kidney and benefiting the spleen, combining Shu Di and Shan Zhu Yu to enriching all the three Yin.

Ze Xie: Purging fire of the kidney and preventing Shu Di from resulting in stagnation of Qi due to its tonic and sticky nature.

Dan Pi: Clearing away pathogenic fire in the liver and restricting the warm nature of Shan Zhu Yu.

Fu Ling: Inducing diuresis co benefit the spleen, aiding Shan Yao in strengthening the spleen.

Effect

Nourish yin to reduce pathogenic fire.

Indications

Sore throat, dry mouth, tinnitus, spermatorrhea, hectic fever with night sweat, yin deficiency with excessive fire, scanty dark urine.

Administration

All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is made with honey into pills.