Sha shen Glehnia rt lu, ki pain, edema, colds, pathogenic heatXi
yang shen
American* Panax quinquefolium lu, st dry cough with deficiency heat, weakness
ginseng rt due to stress, sugar addiction
Tian men dong* Asparagus rt (A. lu, ki cough with fatigue, weakness, neurasthenia
filicinus)
Mai men dong Ophiopogon rt lu, st, ht coughs, thirst, lung weakness with
general fatigue, constipation, blood
sugar irregularity
Shi hu Dendrobium hb st, lu, ki thirst, fevers, weakness due to sexual
excess, low back pain, weak knees
Bai he Lilium bulb lu, ht low-grade fever, restlessness,
sleeplessness, heart palpitations
Shang ji sheng Loranthus rm li, ki uterine bleeding during pregnancy,
restless fetus, dry skin, brittle hair,
weak bones
Han lian cao* Eclipta hb li, ki dizziness, vertigo, graying of hair,
excessive menstrual bleeding
Nu zhen zi* Ligustrum fr li, ki fatigue, weakness due to excessive sexual
activity, dizziness, tinnitis, spots in
front of eyes; common ornamental, widely
avail.
Hei zhi ma* black sesame sm li, ki weakness, severe illness recovery,
headaches, menstrual constipation
Bai mu er* Tremella fb lu, st, ki dryness, lung heat conditions, dry cough,
scanty menstruation, low semen output
Yams* baked, sliced, dried lu, sp, ki yin deficiency, fatigue, poor digestion
Yang Tonics
Symptoms: same as under yin tonics, but with a feeling of coldness, avoidance
of cold and low sex drive.
Dong chong Cordyceps fb lu, ki impotence, spermatorrhea, general
xia cao weakness, TB
Yi zhi ren* Alpinia fr sp, ki frequent urination, spermatorrhea,
deficiency diarrhea
Du zhong Eucommia cx li, ki fatigue, spermatorrhea, frequent
urination, high blood pressure
Tu si zi* Cuscuta sm (dodder li, ki impotence, nocturnal emission, premature
seed) ejaculation, frequent urination,
dizziness, blurred vision, threatened
miscarriage* **the herb is weaker, but
good--available
Xu dan* Dipsacum rx (teasel li, ki strengthens bones, sinews, painful
root) menstruation, slows uterine bleeding,
calms the fetus, deficient uterine
bleeding, candida vaginitis **widely
available--commonly naturalized
Gou ji Cibotium rz li, ki incontinence, vaginal candidiasis, pain,
soreness, numbness
Hu lu ba* fenugreek sm ki, li coldness, hernia, abdominal pain
Hu tao ren* white walnut ki, lu coldness, spermatorrhea, frequent
urination, fatigue, chronic cough,
wheezing from deficient lung Qi,
constipation in the elderly, after
pathogenic heat illness