Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
【Source】
“Yiji Fang” (Medical Classics Formulae)
【Alternate Names】
Eight Immortals Longevity Pill
【Ingredients】
Prepared Rehmannia Root, Chinese Yam, Alisma Rhizome, Moutan Bark, Poria, Cornelian Cherry Fruit, Ophiopogon Root, Schisandra Fruit.(8)
【Ingredient Categories】
<Tonify Blood>: Prepared Rehmannia Root; <Tonify and Nourish Yin>: Ophiopogon Root; <Tonify Spleen and Middle Jiao>: Chinese Yam; <Tonify Spleen and Promote Water Excretion>: Poria; <Clear Heat and Cool Blood>: Moutan Bark; <Promote Water Excretion and Leach Dampness>: Alisma Rhizome; <Astringent>: Cornelian Cherry Fruit, Schisandra Fruit.
【Formula Analysis】
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan(Prepared Rehmannia Root,Cornelian Cherry Fruit,Chinese Yam,Alisma Rhizome,Poria,Moutan Bark)+Ophiopogon Root,Schisandra Fruit.<Tonify and Nourish Yin>: Ophiopogon Root; <Astringent>: Schisandra Fruit.
【Mnemonic】
Formula name: Liu Wei Di Huang Wan + Mai Wei (Ophiopogon and Schisandra).
【Functions】
Astringe the Lungs and nourish Yin, stop seminal emission/leakage.
【Indications】
Yin deficiency cough and asthma with blood-tinged sputum, tidal fever and night sweats, nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea.