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.

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Amount

5000 g

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450 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

Modifications

Frequent infections from weakness and deficiency (combined with Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang or Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang)

Late periods with dizziness and pain (combined with Si Wu Tang or Ba Zhen Tang)

Sciatica (combined with Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang or You Gui Wan)

Wounds, sores and abscesses slow to heal (combined with Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang or Shi Quan Da Bu Tang)

Infertility from a low sperm count or disordered ovulation: + dong chong xia cao, + rou gui

Impotence: + yin yang huo, + du zhong

Seminal emission: + jin ying zi

Dizziness: + ju hua, + tian ma

Low back pain from Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency: + lu jiao jiao, + gui ban jiao, + shu di huang, + shan zhu yu, + sang ji sheng, + bai zhu, + fu ling, + gan cao, + du zhong, + bu gu zhi, − lu jiao, − gui ban

Poor appetite and bloating with low back pain from Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency: + lu jiao jiao, + gui ban jiao, + shan zhu yu, + sang ji sheng, + bai zhu, + fu ling, + gan cao, + du zhong, + bu gu zhi, + nu zhen zi, + mo han lian, + tu si zi, − lu jiao, − gui ban, − gou qi zi

Seminal emission with low back pain from Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency: + lu jiao jiao, + gui ban jiao, + shu di huang, + shan zhu yu, + sang ji sheng, + bai zhu, + fu ling, + gan cao, + du zhong, + bu gu zhi, + jin ying zi, + qian shi, − lu jiao, − gui ban

Frequent urination with low back pain from Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency: + lu jiao jiao, + gui ban jiao, + shan zhu yu, + sang ji sheng, + bai zhu, + fu ling, + gan cao, + du zhong, + bu gu zhi, + yi zhi ren, + qian shi, − lu jiao, − gui ban, − gou qi zi

Pinyin

gui lu er xian jiao

English Name

Tortoise Shell and Deer Antler Syrup

gui lu er xian jiao

About gui lu er xian jiao

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Nourishes and replenishes Yin

Tonifies Jing and nourishes the Blood

Augments Qi

Tonifies and strengthens Yang

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

Preparation

Names

Classification