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Nourishes Kidney Yin

Fire from Yin deficiency: depleted Kidney and Heart Yin can no longer anchor Heart Fire, so the Heart and Kidney fail to communicate (Shao Yin Heat) Dry mouth and throat, dizziness and rough skin Heat felt in the palms and soles Nocturnal emission

Drains Heart Fire and directs Qi downward

Heat felt in the chest, with a flushed face, a distended chest and a heavy head Ulcers of the tongue or mouth Scanty, yellow urine Heat in the Blood level with dysentery from Heat toxin and fresh blood in the stool Tongue red or deep red and dry, with a dry yellow coat; pulse thin and rapid

Calms the Shen and eases irritability

Insomnia, above all difficulty falling asleep, with an inability to lie down and rest Irritability, restlessness, fidgeting and anxiety Palpitations

Modern uses

Neurasthenia Recovery after an infectious disease Aphthous ulcers Dysentery Chronic bacillary dysentery Insomnia Sleep disturbance around menopause Mental and emotional disorders Autonomic dystonia Hypertension Nonspecific proctitis Chronic hepatitis Viral hepatitis Peptic ulcer Anxiety Anxiety neurosis Menopausal syndrome Involutional psychosis Hysteria Palpitations, including palpitations linked to anxiety Panic attacks Glossitis Tongue pain Schizophrenia Neurosis Nocturnal emissions Sore throat Bleeding Pneumonia Intestinal fever Scarlet fever Cerebral haemorrhage Pruritus Erectile dysfunction Diabetes mellitus Rectal tuberculous ulceration Hyperthyroidism Preventing early ovarian failure Oliguria PTSD (post-traumatic stress) Shock Low-grade fever Coronary heart disease Depression Bipolar disorder Haematuria Forgetfulness Urinary tract infections huang lian huang qin e jiao shao yao ji zi huang