gu yin jian

Name: gu yin jian
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Stabalize the Yin Decoction

About gu yin jian

Gu Yin Jian, Stabilise the Yin Decoction, is Ren Shen, Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao, Shan Zhu Yu, Yuan Zhi, Zhi Gan Cao, Wu Wei Zi and Tu Si Zi. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that nourish and tonify Yin.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
ren shen	3 g
shu di huang	9 g
shan yao	6 g
shan zhu yu	4.5 g
yuan zhi	2.1 g
zhi gan cao	3 g
wu wei zi	3 g
tu si zi	6 g

Actions and indications

Enriches and tonifies the Kidneys and nourishes the Liver

Kidney deficiency causing periods that come early or late
Low back pain, which may be severe, with weak legs
Dizziness, lightheadedness, vertigo and tinnitus
Frequent erotic dreams and night-time urination

Strengthens the Spleen

Amenorrhea from Yang deficiency of the Kidney and Spleen
Poor appetite, tiredness and soft stools
Distension of the lower abdomen with a dragging, prolapsing feeling

Regulates the Chong and Ren vessels and regulates menstruation

Menses scanty and pale, sometimes mixed with vaginal discharge
Tongue pale with a thin coat; pulse deep and frail

Modern uses

Early menstruation
Late menstruation
Irregular menstruation
Amenorrhea
Metrorrhagia
Leukorrhagia
Chronic cervicitis
Chronic pelvic cellulitis
Neurasthenia

Symptoms

Bearing-down sensation
Delayed menstruation
Dizziness
Dream-disturbed sleep
Early menstruation
Fatigue
Loose stools
Low back pain
Lower abdominal distention
Nocturia
Pale menstrual blood
Poor appetite
Scanty menstruation
Tinnitus
Vaginal discharge
Weak limbs

Modifications

Stronger effect (combined with Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan): + xu duan
Seminal emission or thin discharge from Kidney deficiency: + shan zhu yu
Absent periods from Kidney Yang deficiency: + zhi fu zi, + rou gui, + bu gu zhi
Discharge from deficiency of both Kidney Yin and Yang: + wu zhu yu, − shan zhu yu
Very deficient discharge, Kidney Yin and Yang both weak: + wu zhu yu, + jin ying zi, − shan zhu yu
Kidney Yin-Yang deficiency discharge where menstrual Blood is not held: + wu zhu yu, + xu duan, − shan zhu yu
Kidney Yin-Yang deficiency discharge with Blood straying from the vessels: + wu zhu yu, + dang gui, − shan zhu yu
Kidney Yin-Yang deficiency discharge with Blood straying from the vessels, alternative: + wu zhu yu, + ge qiao, − shan zhu yu
Kidney Yin-Yang deficiency discharge with Qi failing to hold: + wu zhu yu, + sheng ma, − shan zhu yu
Kidney Yin-Yang deficiency discharge with Qi failing to hold, alternative: + wu zhu yu, + wu mei, − shan zhu yu

Names

Pinyin	gu yin jian
English Name	Stabalize the Yin Decoction

Classification

Category: Nourish and Tonify Yin

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