Mai Wei Di Huang Wan麦味地黄丸
Ophiopogonis, Schisandra and Rehmannia Decoction
- Medicinals
- 8
Composition
- Mai Men DongTub Ophiopogonis6–15 g
Moistens the Lungs, stops cough, nourishes Stomach Yin, generates fluids, clears the Heart, eliminates irritability and moistens the Intestines.
Astringes leakage of Lung Qi, tonifies Qi, astringes Jing, nourishes Kidney Yin, stops diarrhea, astringes sweat, generates fluids, tonifies the Heart and calms the Spirit.
Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao*, for Lung and Kidney Deficiencies with cough and wheezing.Tonifies the Kidneys and Nourishes Yin and Blood.
- Shan Yao
- Ze Xie
nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.- Shan Zhu Yu, Mu Dan Pi, Fu Ling
- Shan Zhu Yu, Shan Yao
Strengthens the Spleen, stabilizes the Kidneys and nourishes Jing.
for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, lower back pain, impotence and night sweats.- Wu Wei Zi
- Mai Men Dong
Strengthens the Spleen and drains Dampness.
Clears Heat and Deficiency Fire.
Actions
- Replenishes Yin
- Consolidates and Nourishes the Liver and Kidney Essence
Patterns treated
- Deficiency of Kidney Yin
- Deficiency of Heart and Kidney Yin
- Deficiency of Liver and Kidney Yin
- Deficiency of Kidney and Lung Yin
Manifestations
- Pain and weakness in the low back, knees and legs
- Pain in the feet
- A light-headed feeling
- A sense of vertigo
- Ringing heard in the ears
- Reduced ability to hear
- A Heat sensation in the five soles
- A throat that is persistently dry and sore
- Pain in the teeth
- The wasting-and-thirsting condition known as Xiao Ke
- A dizzy feeling
- Weakness of the muscles
- Skin that is dry
- A loss of hearing
- A steaming sensation in the bones
- Fevers that come in a tidal pattern
- Teeth that feel loose
- Episodes of coughing
- Breathlessness
- Urine that dribbles out
- A feeling of thirst
- The tongue feels dry
- The waist and knees feel numb and weak
- Pain affecting the heels
- A dry sensation in the mouth
- Vision that is blurred
- Coughing up blood
- An asthmatic condition
- Sudden flushes of heat
- Emissions occurring at night
- Involuntary leakage of urine
- Both spontaneous and nighttime emissions
- Sweating that occurs at night
- Tongue body
- Red in color
- Coating
- Scant, or entirely absent
- Pulse
- A pulse that is thready and rapid
Indications
- A diagnosis of neurasthenia
- Tuberculosis affecting the lungs
- The condition diabetes mellitus
- Long-standing nephritis
- Overactive thyroid function
- Long-standing glomerulonephritis
- A persistent urinary tract infection
- High blood pressure
- A failure-to-thrive presentation
- Uterine bleeding of a functional origin
- Inflammation of the optic nerve
- Atrophy affecting the optic nerve
- Inflammation of the central retina
- Atrophy of the kidney
- An aged, senile state
- Erectile dysfunction
- Involuntary seminal discharge
- Cancer of the esophagus
- Long-standing asthma
- Inflammation of the bronchi (bronchitis)
- Adverse effects from steroid medication
- A nephrotic-syndrome presentation
- Long-standing tonsillitis
- Failure of kidney function
- Elevated blood sugar
- A total loss of hearing
- Pain in the knee
- The voice being lost
- Sudden flushes of heat
- Difficulty in breathing
- Involuntary loss of urine
- Pain affecting the foot
- Disorders of an allergic nature
- A diagnosis of bronchiaesthenia
- Long-standing hives (urticaria)
- Long-standing hepatitis
- Emissions occurring at night
- Menstrual cycles that are irregular
- The condition Addison's disease
- Failure of heart function
- Soreness of the throat
- A dry sensation in the mouth
- Delayed growth in children
- Pain in the teeth
- Disturbance in vegetative nerve function
- The condition arteriosclerosis
- Absence of menstruation
- Menstrual flow that is scanty
- Dysplasia occurring in infancy
- Malnutrition occurring in infancy
- The menopausal period
- Coughing up of blood
- Long-standing laryngitis
- Coughing
- The condition COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Ringing heard in the ears
- Pain in the lower back
- A state of bodily weakness
- A hoarse quality of the voice
- Sweating that occurs at night
- The condition bronchiectasis
- Pain affecting the heel
Modifications
When Qi Deficiency is present
When nodules or polyps occur on the vocal cords
When tidal fever occurs together with night sweats
When tidal fever and night sweats occur along with a dry cough
When Kidney failure is at the Polyuria stage
When wheezing occurs in patients with an atopic constitution
- +two or three of the following:formula
- +Tu Si Zi
- +Du Zhong
- +Hu Tao Ren
- +Bu Gu Zhi
When the relief stage of asthma presents with Phlegm that is scant and difficult to expectorate
When Heat is severe
When laryngitis is long-standing
When long-standing laryngitis, hoarseness and loss of voice arise from Stagnation of Qi, Blood and Phlegm
When tidal fever and night sweats occur together with Qi Deficiency
When both tidal fever and severe night sweats are present
When wheezing occurs together with marked spontaneous sweating or night sweats
When asthma is in its relief stage
When severe asthma is in its relief stage
Cautions
- Caution is advised for patients with diarrhea and indigestion of the Spleen Deficiency type
- This formula is contraindicated in patients with Yang Deficiency who present a white, greasy tongue coating.