Class: Tonify
Subclass: Tonify the Yang
Actions:
Tonifies Spleen-Yang and Kidney-Yang
Warms Lower and Middle Burners
Indications:
Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Bloating
Chronic gastroenteritis
Chronic nephritis
Clear urine
Cold abdomen
Cold extremities
Digestive weakness due to internal cold
Distension of the abdomen
Frequent urination
Hypothyroidism
Oliguria
Pain in the lower back
Persistent diarrhea
Profuse urine
Undigested food particles in the stools
Weakness of lower back
Weakness of the knees
Chronic asthma
Cough
Diabetes
Hot flashes (avoid confusion with hot flashes due to Kidney-Yin Deficiency)
Neurasthenia
Oedema
Urinary incontinence
Pale, swollen, tooth-marked tongue, moisty-white coating
Slow-Deep-Faint-Empty pulse (Chi Chen Wei Xu)
Contraindications:
In case of Yin deficiency
In case of heat