gui lu er xian jiao

Tortoise Shell and Deer Antler Syrup

About gui lu er xian jiao

Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao, Tortoise Shell and Deer Antler Syrup, is Lu Jiao, Gui Ban, Gou Qi Zi and Ren Shen. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that warm and tonify Yang, and records it as replenishing Yin, augmenting Qi and tonifying Jing and Blood.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
lu jiao5000 g
gui ban2500 g
gou qi zi1500 g
ren shen450 g

Actions and indications

Nourishes and replenishes Yin

  • Kidney Yin and Yang both deficient, with Jing and Blood depleted in the Du, Chong and Ren channels
  • Wasting and loss of weight
  • Tongue pink or pale with a white coat or none; pulse thready and frail, or deep, slow and weak

Tonifies Jing and nourishes the Blood

  • Dizziness with blurred vision
  • Spermatorrhoea and nocturnal emissions

Augments Qi

  • General weakness

Tonifies and strengthens Yang

  • Aching, weak lower back and knees
  • Diarrhoea at daybreak

Modern uses

  • Severe anemia
  • Endocrine-related developmental disorders
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Menopause syndrome
  • Impotence
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Nocturnal emissions
  • Polyuria
  • Hematuria
  • Nervous exhaustion
  • Weakness
  • Dizziness
  • Hypotension
  • Osteoporosis
  • Lumbago
  • Knee pain
  • Diarrhea

Symptoms

Modifications

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Cautions

Preparation

Made as a syrup (a thick gelatin preparation); taken with wine or with warm, lightly salted water

Names

Pinyingui lu er xian jiao
English NameTortoise Shell and Deer Antler Syrup

Classification

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