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Jian Pi Wen Shen Jiang Tang Fang健脾温腎降糖方

Fortify the Spleen, Warm the Kidneys and Lower Blood Sugar Formula

Medicinals
12

Composition

  • Shu Di HuangRx. Rehmanniae Preparata15 g

    Strongly enriches Yin and relieves wasting and thirsting disorder.

    for dizziness, weak and sore back, impotence, spermatorrhea and night sweats, due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency.
  • Gou Qi ZiFr. Lycii15 g

    Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and *Yin and benefits Jing.***

    for Liver and Kidney Deficiency.
  • Shan YaoRx. Dioscoreae15 g

    Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin,stops diarrhea, tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes *Jing*.

    for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea and night sweats.
  • Zhi Fu ZiRx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata9 g

    Warms Ming Men Fire and assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen *Yang*.

    • Gan Jiang
    warms the Spleen and Kidneys, benefits Yang and disperses Cold.
    • Bai Zhu
    for Spleen Yang Deficiency with a cold, painful abdomen, vomiting and watery diarrhea.
    • Bai Zhu
    • Gan Jiang
    for internal ascendance of Yin Cold leading to lack of arousal of Spleen Yang with abdominal pain and Cold with watery diarrhea.
  • Shan Zhu YuFr. Corni9 g

    Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes *Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and strengthens Kidney Yang***.

    nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
    • Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao
    Gou Qi Zi, for True Yin* Deficiency.
  • Bu Gu ZhiFr. Psoraliae9 g

    Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, stabilizes Jing, astringes urine, tonifies and warms Spleen Yang and stops diarrhea.

  • Cang ZhuRz. Atractylodis9 g

    Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen and clears Dampness from the Lower *Jiao.*

  • Bai ZhuRz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae9 g

    Tonifies the Spleen, augments *Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.*

    for vaginal discharge.
    • Gan Jiang
    eliminates Cold Dampness in the Spleen with loss of taste, a sticky sensation in the mouth, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and a thick, white tongue coat.
  • Lian ZiSm. Nelumbinis9 g

    Tonifies the Spleen, astringes diarrhea, tonifies the Kidneys and astringes *Jing.*

    for chronic diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.
  • Ji Nei JinEndothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli9 g

    Strongly reduces Food Stagnation, improves the Spleen’s transportive function, astringes Jing and urine and stops enuresis.

  • Wu Bei ZiGalla Rhois Chinensis9 g

    Astringes the Intestines, stops diarrhea, astringes sweat and astringes the Kidneys.

  • Gan JiangRz. Zingiberis5 g

    Warms the Middle and expels Cold.

    • Bai Zhu
    for frequent diarrhea due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
    for debilitated Spleen and Kidney Yang with incessant diarrhea.

Actions

  • Provides Warmth to and Fortifies the Spleen and Kidneys
  • Balances Yin and Yang

Patterns treated

Deficiency of Yang in the Spleen and Kidney

Manifestations

  • Excessive thirst
  • Excessive hunger
  • Excessive urination
  • Dislike of cold conditions
  • Coldness throughout the body
  • Cold extremities
  • A pale, lustrous facial complexion
  • Exhaustion
  • Lack of strength
  • Breathlessness
  • Coldness and pain felt in the lower back, knees and abdomen
  • A cold, aching sensation in the lower abdomen
  • Unformed stools with undigested food particles
  • Diarrhea occurring at daybreak, around 5 am (“cock-crow” diarrhea)
  • Swelling in the face and extremities
  • Difficult, painful urination
  • Involuntary seminal emission
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Sweating without exertion
  • Possible loss of bladder control
  • Possibly cloudy urine
  • In severe cases, fluid accumulation in the abdomen (ascites)
Tongue body
Pale in color, moist in texture and swollen in body
Coating
A thin white coating, or alternatively a white greasy one
Pulse
Deep, fine, feeble and possibly slow

Indications

Cases of diabetes

Modifications