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Da Bu Yin Wan: Ancient Wisdom of Nourishing Yin and Reducing Fire

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In the treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine, Da Bu Yin Wan is a shining pearl. This classic prescription from Danxi Xin Fa is still widely used for hundreds of years for its excellent effect of nourishing Yin and reducing fire. This article will introduce the composition, efficacy, main symptoms and modern application of Da Bu Yin Wan in detail, and discuss how to use food therapy as an auxiliary treatment, in order to provide readers with a professional and easy-to-understand health guide.


Composition and preparation of Da Bu Yin Wan


Ingredients


The main ingredients of Da Bu Yin Wan include:

  • Rehmannia root (steamed with wine): nourishes yin and blood, replenishes essence and fills marrow.

  • Turtle shell (fried with butter): nourishes yin and suppresses yang, consolidates the kidneys and strengthens the tendons.

  • Phellodendron chinense (fried brown): clears away heat and dampness, purges fire and detoxifies.

  • Anemarrhena asphodeloides (soaked in wine, fried): clears away heat and relieves fire, nourishes yin and moistens dryness.


Production method


The traditional method is to grind the above herbs into fine powder, and then make pills with steamed pig spinal cord and refined honey. The modern method is slightly adjusted. After the herbs are ground into fine powder, the pig spinal cord is steamed and mashed into a paste, and then mixed with refined honey and powder to make pills weighing about 15 grams each. Take one pill each morning and evening, with light salt water, or decoct in water, and reduce the dosage according to the original prescription.


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Fang Yi Analysis


King medicine: Guiban

Nature and flavor : Cold in nature; enters the liver and kidney meridians.

Efficacy : Nourishes Yin and suppresses Yang, strengthens the kidneys and tendons.

Function : Guiban is the main drug in the prescription. Its main function is to nourish Yin and suppress Yang, and relieve the symptoms of Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity, such as hot flashes, sweating, restlessness and insomnia, dry mouth and throat, etc. In addition, Guiban is rich in collagen and bone collagen, which can nourish Yin and kidney, strengthen tendons and bones, and improve problems such as soreness of waist and knees and osteoporosis caused by kidney deficiency.




Minister drug: Rehmannia root

Nature and flavor : sweet and warm in nature. It enters the heart, liver and kidney meridians.

Efficacy : Nourishes yin and blood, replenishes essence and fills marrow.

Function : As a ministerial drug, Rehmannia root mainly nourishes kidney yin and nourishes kidney yin, further nourishing yin and blood, fundamentally solving the problem of yin deficiency. In addition, Rehmannia root has the function of astringing and consolidating, which can effectively stop bleeding and control bleeding symptoms.


Adjuvant: Phellodendron

Nature and flavor : Bitter and cold, enters the kidney, bladder, and large intestine meridians.

Efficacy : Clears away heat and dampness, relieves fire and detoxifies.

Function : As an adjuvant, Phellodendron chinense mainly functions to clear away heat and dry dampness, and to relieve fire and detoxify. It can effectively restrain the dryness and heat of other herbs in the prescription, prevent the yin-nourishing herbs from being too nourishing, and prevent them from being nourishing without being dry, thus playing a role in balancing yin and yang. In addition, Phellodendron chinense can also inhibit the side effects such as spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness that may be brought about by yin-nourishing herbs, making the prescription safer and more effective.


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Agent: Anemarrhena

Nature and flavor : Bitter and cold, enters the lung and stomach meridians.

Efficacy : Clears away heat and relieves fire, nourishes yin and moistens dryness.

Function : As a guiding drug, the main function of Anemarrhena astragalus is to clear away heat and purge fire, nourish yin and moisten dryness. It can purge deficiency heat, nourish yin fluid, and achieve the effects of clearing heat and reducing fire, nourishing yin and replenishing deficiency. When Anemarrhena astragalus is used in combination with other herbs that nourish yin and clear heat, it can enhance the function of clearing heat and purge fire, achieve the effect of synergy and synergy, and more effectively relieve the symptoms of Yin deficiency and excessive fire.


Efficacy and Indications


effect

The main effect of Da Bu Yin Wan is to nourish yin and reduce fire. It nourishes kidney yin and regulates the balance of yin and yang in the body, achieving the effects of clearing away heat and fire, replenishing blood and nourishing essence.


Indications


Da Bu Yin Wan are mainly used to treat Yin deficiency and excessive fire syndrome, the specific symptoms include:

  • Bone steaming and hot flashes : Feeling of heat in the bones, often accompanied by hot flashes.

  • Sweating and spermatorrhea : Sweating at night, accompanied by spermatorrhea.

  • Coughing up blood : coughing up blood.

  • Irritable : mood swings and easy to get angry.

  • Pain and fever in the feet and knees : pain and fever in the feet and knees.

  • Red tongue with little coating : The tongue is red with little coating.

  • The radial pulse is rapid and strong : the pulse is fast and strong.


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Modern Applications


Da Bu Yin Wan uses the grouping method of monarch, minister, assistant and envoy, and each of the herbs performs its own function, and together they play the role of nourishing yin and reducing fire. The monarch herb Guiban nourishes yin and suppresses yang, the minister herb Rehmannia nourishes kidney yin, the assistant herb Phellodendron clears heat and dries dampness, and the envoy Anemarrhena clears heat and purges fire. The four herbs are used together to nourish yin essence and purge fire. This method of formulating not only reflects the exquisiteness of traditional Chinese medicine, but also provides a scientific basis for clinical application.


Modern medical research shows that Dabuyin Pills have multiple functions such as nourishing nerves, improving immunity, reducing fever, and inhibiting bacteria. It is mainly used to treat the following diseases:

  • Pulmonary tuberculosis : It can relieve the symptoms caused by tuberculosis by nourishing Yin and reducing fire.

  • Renal tuberculosis : Also applicable to the treatment of renal tuberculosis.

  • Bone tuberculosis : It also has a certain effect on bone tuberculosis.

  • Hyperthyroidism : Regulate thyroid function and relieve hyperthyroidism symptoms.

  • Diabetes : Improves symptoms of diabetic patients by nourishing Yin and reducing fire.

  • Lupus erythematosus : It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on lupus erythematosus.




Dietary Assisted Therapy


In addition to drug treatment, dietary therapy is also an important means of auxiliary treatment. The following are some dietary therapy prescriptions suitable for patients with Yin deficiency and excessive fire:


Chinese Yam, Lily and Lotus Seed Porridge

Ingredients : 30 grams of yam, 30 grams of lily, 30 grams of lotus seeds, 100 grams of glutinous rice, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Preparation : Wash lily, lotus seeds and glutinous rice, add water and cook into porridge, add rock sugar for seasoning.

Efficacy : Nourishes yin and moistens dryness, clears the mind and soothes the nerves.


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Wolfberry Chrysanthemum Tea

Ingredients : 10 grams of wolfberry, 5 grams of chrysanthemum.

Method : Put wolfberry and chrysanthemum in a cup, brew with boiling water, and drink instead of tea.

Efficacy : Nourishes the liver and kidneys, clears away heat and improves eyesight.


Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup

Ingredients : 10g Tremella fuciformis, 30g lotus seeds, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Preparation : Wash Tremella fuciformis and lotus seeds, add water and cook into a soup, then add rock sugar for seasoning.

Efficacy : Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, nourishes the stomach and produces body fluids.


Notes

  • Use with caution in patients with weak spleen and stomach : Those with weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite, loose stools, and heat syndrome should not use Dabuyin Pills.

  • Take as directed by your doctor : When taking Dabuyin Pills, you should follow your doctor's instructions to avoid overdose or long-term use.


Conclusion


As a classic Chinese medicine prescription, Da Bu Yin Wan is still widely used after hundreds of years for its excellent effect of nourishing yin and reducing fire. Through a detailed introduction to its composition, efficacy, main symptoms and modern application, we can see the important position of this prescription in the treatment of Yin deficiency and fire excess syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine.


At the same time, through the auxiliary treatment of diet therapy, the balance of yin and yang in the body can be better regulated to achieve better treatment results. I hope this article can provide readers with a professional and easy-to-understand health guide to help more people understand and use Dabuyin Pills.

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