Author: Various
Source: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008)
Category: Formulas that Warm Interior Cold
Pattern: Kidney Yang Deficient and Cold
Key Symptoms: Impotence and spermatorrhoea, coldness and pain of the lower back and knees, infertility in men or women due to Cold, urinary incontinence in the elderly, urinary dribbling.
Ingredients
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Xian Mao
| 120g | |
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Pinyin: Xian Mao
Chinese: 仙茅
Pharmaceutical: Rhizoma Curculiginis
English: Golden-Eye Grass Rhizome / Curculigo |
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Tastes: Sweet, pungent, hot, slightly toxic
Meridians Entered: Liver and Kidney |
Actions & Indications:
- Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang
Kidney Yang Deficiency with impotence, urinary incontinence, nocturnal emissions and irregular menstruation Infertility from either a Cold Womb (women) or Cold Essence (men) Weakening of Ming Men Fire
- Expels Cold and eliminates Dampness(strengthens bones and sinews)
Obstinate Cold Damp Bi with generalized pain, a sense of weakness in the bones and sinews and lower back and knee pain (especially useful for Cold abdominal or lower back pain) Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency
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Standard Dosage: 5-15g in decoction.
Cautions: It is contraindicated in cases of yin deficiency with effulgent fire, and long term usage, because it is toxic. |
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Bai Jiu
| 650ml | | |
Pinyin: Jiu
Chinese: 酒
Pharmaceutical: Alcohol
English: Rice Wine |
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Tastes: Hot, pungent, sweet, bitter, toxic
Meridians Entered: Stomach, Heart, Lung and Liver, but reaches every part of the body |
Actions & Indications:
- Nourishes and moves Blood and Qi, opens the Meridians
Taken internally or applied topically as the medium for liniments in Blood stasis, especially from trauma or Bi syndromes in the elderly
- Warms Yang and Expels Cold
All Cold syndromes including Cold Bi, Interior Cold and Yang deficiency
Often serves as the basis for longevity "elixirs" by soaking Yang tonifying herbs
- Strengthens the Shen, dispels sorrow and promotes happiness
Temporary low mood, celebration
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Standard Dosage: 10-60ml, two to three times per day. Often combined with other herbs to bring out their Blood moving or warming aspects by washing them, or adding to a decoction, or soaking herbs in alcohol to make medicinal wines.
Cautions: Caution with Damp-Heat syndromes or long term consumption in the young and middle aged.
The Materia Dietetica (Shiwu Bencao 食物本草) by Lu He 卢和 from the Ming Dynasty says that excess drinking can hurt the spirit and consume blood, damage the stomach and deplete the body fluid, produce phlegm and induce fire. |
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Subsitutions:
Bai Jiu (white alcohol) traditionally means rice wine but can be substituted with any other high strength spirit.
Preparation: Steam the Xian Mao and dry in the sun nine times then place in a large jar with 1.95L of alcohol and seal the lid for seven days. Open, remove the dregs and store for use. Take 15-20ml on an empty stomach twice per day.
Actions: Warms the Kidneys and reinforces Yang, dispels Cold and eliminates Dampness
Contraindications: Yin deficiency with exuberance of Ministerial Fire, Damp-Heat conditions, pregnancy and long term in the young and middle aged use due to the harmful effects on continuous alcohol consumption.
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Reference Notes: (click to display)
Most formulas are found in Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet (2009): Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies and Chen & Chen (2015) Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications. Others are from translations of primary sources. It is recommended that the original material is cross-referenced for mistakes and additional information.
Substitutions have been taken from Ken Lloyd & Prof. Leung (2004): Mayway UK Substitution List or the above publications and are intended as suggestions to help navigate the tight restrictions in the UK quickly. More applicable substitutions may be appropriate in specific situations.
Individual herb information has initially been sourced from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted.
