Yu-Ye-Tang
Chinese Herbal Formulas Which Nourish Yin and Moistens Dryness
Yu Ye Tang - Jade Fluid Decoction
Main Actions for Yu Ye Tang
This TCM herbal formulas functions are to tonify the Qi while generating fluids to moisten dryness and alleviate thirst. The formula is best suited in conditions where there is a wasting thirst disorder due to kidney yin deficiency and a dry stomach. The Qi in this condition is too deficient to spread the yin fluids properly throughout the body leading to copious urination or turbid urination.
Indications and Symptoms for Yu Ye Tang
severe thirst, frequent urination or copious urination or turbid urination, shortness of breath, lassitude.
Tongue –
Pulse – thin, weak
Medicinal Ingredients of Yu Ye Tang
Shan Yao (Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae, Chinese Yam, Dioscorea) - 30g.
-tonify spleen, stabilize kidney, stop excess urination, moisten lungs, generates fluids
Huang Qi (Radix Astragali Membranaceus, Milk-Vetch Root, Astragalus) - 15g.
-reduce thirst, promotes ascending spleen Qi functions
Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis, Anemarrhena Rhizome) - 18g.
-nourish yin, moisten dryness
Tian Hua Fen (Radix Trichosanthis Kirilowii, Trichosanthes Root) - 9g.
-nourish yin, moisten dryness
Ji Nei Jin (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, Chicken Gizzrd’s Internal Lining) - 6g.
-promotes spleen transform and transport functions
Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae, Kudzu Root, Pueraria) - 4.5g.
-raises spleen yang Qi
Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Schisandra Fruit) - 9g.
-preserves yin, nourish fluids, stabilizes kidney essence
Preparation Instructions of Yu Ye Tang
This Chinese Medicine herbal formula is usually prepared in a decoction.
Additional Points on Yu Ye Tang
This formula has been used to treat many types of conditions which relate closely to Diabetes Mellitus called “Wasting Thirst Disorder†in direct Chinese translation. This alternative medicine formula is usually used in well developed chronic disease giving rise to a complex presentation of signs and symptoms.
