Zhibai Dihuang Wan
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Zhibai Dihuang Wan is a brownish-black or blackish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine
to "nourish yin and lower fire". It tastes sweet, sour and slightly bitter. It is used where there is "deficiency of yin with flaming-up of fire marked by daily recurring fever, night sweats
, dry mouth
, sore throat
, tinnitus
, nocturnal emissions
, and scanty dark urine
."
Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
to "nourish yin and lower fire". It tastes sweet, sour and slightly bitter. It is used where there is "deficiency of yin with flaming-up of fire marked by daily recurring fever, night sweats
Sleep hyperhidrosis
Sleep hyperhidrosis, more commonly known as the night sweats, is the occurrence of excessive sweating during sleep. The sufferer may or may not also suffer from excessive perspiration while awake....
, dry mouth
Xerostomia
Xerostomia is the medical term for the subjective complaint of dry mouth due to a lack of saliva. Xerostomia is sometimes colloquially called pasties, cottonmouth, drooth, or doughmouth. Several diseases, treatments, and medications can cause xerostomia. It can also be exacerbated by smoking or...
, sore throat
Acute pharyngitis
Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the throat or pharynx. In most cases it is quite painful, and is the most common cause of a sore throat.Like many types of inflammation, pharyngitis can be acute – characterized by a rapid onset and typically a relatively short course – or chronic....
, tinnitus
Tinnitus
Tinnitus |ringing]]") is the perception of sound within the human ear in the absence of corresponding external sound.Tinnitus is not a disease, but a symptom that can result from a wide range of underlying causes: abnormally loud sounds in the ear canal for even the briefest period , ear...
, nocturnal emissions
Spermatorrhea
Spermatorrhea is a condition of excessive, accidental ejaculation.It is a recognized disorder in Traditional Chinese Medicine, in which certain patterns of involuntary ejaculation reflect problems with kidney qi....
, and scanty dark urine
Urine therapy
In alternative medicine, the term urine therapy refers to various applications of human urine for medicinal or cosmetic purposes, including drinking of one's own urine and massaging one's skin with one's own urine...
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Chinese classic herbal formula of Zhibai Dihuang Wan
| Name | Grams |
|---|---|
| Rhizoma Anemarrhenae | 40 |
| Cortex Phellodendri | 40 |
| Radix Rehmanniae Preparata | 160 |
| Fructus Corni (processed) | 80 |
| Cortex Moutan | 60 |
| Rhizoma Dioscoreae | 80 |
| Poria | 60 |
| Rhizoma Alismatis | 60 |
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