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Nourishes Yin and tonifies the Kidneys

True Kidney Yin deficiency, mild to moderate, without strong Fire or any Excess to drain, so pure tonification is needed Deficiency of Kidney Yin and Jing Wasting and weakness (Wei syndrome) from Liver and Kidney deficiency Sore, weak lower back and knees with general debility Night sweats or spontaneous sweating, and seminal emissions Dizziness, with thirst and dry mouth and throat Tongue red with a peeled, shiny coat; pulse thin and rapid

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Menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms (hot flushes, night sweats, dryness) Post-menopausal uterine bleeding Amenorrhea Diabetes Renal tuberculosis Addison's disease Osteoporosis Lumbago Atrophy (Wei) syndrome Myasthenia gravis Multiple sclerosis Polyneuritis Acute infectious multiple neuritis Guillain-Barre syndrome Acute myelitis Progressive muscular dystrophy After-effects of poliomyelitis Periodic paralysis Hysterical paralysis Facial paralysis Impotence Spermatorrhea Nocturnal emissions Night sweats Excessive tearing Alopecia Constipation shu di huang shan yao gou qi zi fu ling shan zhu yu zhi gan cao