WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

Rehmannia& GypsumDecoction/Fairy Decoction (Yu nu jian)

[SOURCE]: Jingyue^'s Pomplete Works  

[ INGREDIENTS]: Gypsum 15 〜30g, Prepared rehmannia root 9〜30g, Ophiopogon root 6g, Anemarrhena rhizome 4. 5g, Cyathula root 4. 5g

[DIRECTIONS]:Decoct the above herbs in water for oral administration.

[EFFECTS]:Clearing the stomach and nourishing yin.

[INDICATIONS]: Syndrome of the stomach-heat with yin deficiency manifested by fever with thirst, toothache, heabache, odontoseisis with gingival hemorrhage, red tongue with yellow and dry coating; or consumptive-thirst marked by eating much yet ever feeling hungry.

[ANALYSIS OF FORMULA]:This is a common formula for toothache and gin­gival hemorrhage due to exuberance of the stomach-fire with deficiency of the kidney-water. Gypsum is the main herb to purge the stomach-fire and promote gener­ation of body fluid and quench thirst. Prepared rehmannia root is the assistant herb to strengthen the kidney-yin for restraining fire. As the adjuvant herbs, anemarrhena rhizome can help gypsum clear the stomach and quench thirst; ophio­pogon root can assist prepared rehmannia in nourishing yin to moisten dryness. Cyathula root acts as the dispatcher herb to strengthen not only the liver and kid­ney but also bones and tendons, as well as conducting the blood heat downwards.