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Yu nu jian: A classic Chinese medicine formula for clearing stomach heat and nourishing kidney yin

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Yu Nu Jian comes from the Jingyue Complete Works by Zhang Jingyue, a physician in the Ming Dynasty. It is a classic Chinese medicine prescription. Zhang Jingyue was a famous physician in the Ming Dynasty. He recorded the composition and efficacy of Yunu Jian in detail in the Jingyue Complete Works. Yunu Jian is composed of five herbs: gypsum, Rehmannia root, Radix Ophiopogonis, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, and Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae. It has the efficacy of clearing away heat from the stomach, nourishing kidney yin, nourishing yin and clearing away heat, and nourishing yin and replenishing deficiency .


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The ingredients of Yu Nu Jian


  • Main medicine : Gypsum

    • Efficacy: Clears away heat and relieves fire, mainly used to clear heat from the stomach.

    • Effect: Gypsum is cold in nature and can effectively clear away heat and relieve fire, especially for symptoms such as headache and toothache caused by excessive stomach fire.

  • Minister drug : Rehmannia root

    • Efficacy: Nourishes yin and blood, mainly used to nourish kidney yin.

    • Function: Rehmannia root is warm in nature and can nourish kidney yin and replenish the body's yin fluid. It is particularly suitable for symptoms such as fever and dry mouth caused by insufficient kidney yin.

  • Adjuvant : Ophiopogon japonicus

    • Efficacy: Clears heat and nourishes yin, mainly used to nourish the yin of the lungs and stomach.

    • Effect: Ophiopogon japonicus is cold in nature and can clear away heat and nourish yin. It is particularly suitable for symptoms such as fever and thirst caused by lung and stomach yin deficiency.

  • Adjuvant : Anemarrhena

    • Efficacy: Clears away heat and relieves fire, mainly used to enhance the heat-clearing effect of gypsum.

    • Function: Anemarrhena asphodeloides is cold in nature and can clear away heat and relieve fire. It is especially suitable for symptoms such as fever and thirst caused by excessive stomach fire.

  • Adjuvant : Achyranthes bidentata

    • Efficacy: Guiding fire downward, mainly used to guide the heat and blood in the body downward.

    • Effect: Achyranthes bidentata is cold in nature and can guide fire downward, making it particularly suitable for symptoms such as headache and toothache caused by stomach fire.


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Indications and efficacy of Yu Nu Jian


Yu Nu Jian is mainly used to treat symptoms such as deficiency of yin and body fluid, lung heat cough, bone steaming and fatigue fever, sweating due to deficiency, thirst, headache, toothache, gum bleeding, red tongue with yellow fur, and rapid pulse. Specific indications include:

  • Pain : trigeminal neuralgia, swollen gums, forehead pain, red and painful eyes, headache, toothache, back pain, migraine, and low back pain.

  • Symptoms : Nosebleed, coughing up blood, mouth sores, angular cheilitis, irritability, restlessness, dry mouth and thirst, swollen and painful gums, bleeding gums, blackened teeth, bitter taste in the mouth, fever, weight loss, bad breath, and cough.

  • Modern diseases : diabetes, periodontal disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, glossitis, pericarditis, trigeminal neuralgia, bulimia, hypertensive nephropathy, hypertensive heart disease, primary hypertension.



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Pathogenesis of Yunujian


The pathogenesis of Yunu Jian mainly involves the condition of "Shaoyin deficiency and Yangming excess". Simply put, this means that the Yangming stomach meridian in the body has abundant qi and blood, which causes stomach heat to attack the head and face along the meridians, thus causing symptoms such as headaches and toothaches . At the same time, stomach heat will also damage the blood vessels of the stomach meridian, causing problems such as gum bleeding.


When the stomach is overheated, it consumes the body's yin fluid, leading to insufficient qi and blood in the Shaoyin kidney meridian, causing symptoms such as fever, dry mouth, red tongue, and yellow and dry tongue coating . In addition, insufficient kidney yin can also cause loose teeth . This is because the kidney governs bones, and the health of teeth is closely related to the function of the kidney.




Therefore, the main function of Yunu Jian is to clear the heat in the stomach, while nourishing the kidney yin and achieving a balance between yin and yang. This recipe helps the body recover through the dual effects of clearing heat and purging fire and nourishing yin and replenishing deficiency.



Modern Application of Yu Nu Jian


Yunujian is widely used in modern medicine to treat a variety of diseases, including:

  • Oral diseases : oral ulcers, acute stomatitis, gingival swelling and pain, periodontal disease.

  • Digestive system diseases : upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hematemesis, and epistaxis.

  • Respiratory system diseases : viral myocarditis, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis.

  • Others : diabetes, glossitis, low back pain due to kidney deficiency, osteoporosis.




Notes


When using Yu Nu Jian, please note the following:

  • People with loose stools should not use this prescription because it is cold in nature and may aggravate the symptoms of spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness.

  • People with spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness : Use this prescription with caution, because it is cold in nature and may aggravate the symptoms of spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness.

  • Pregnant women : Use this prescription with caution because it is cold in nature and may have adverse effects on the fetus.




Conclusion


Yu Nu Jian is a classic Chinese medicine prescription that has the effects of clearing stomach heat, nourishing kidney yin, nourishing yin and clearing heat, and nourishing yin and replenishing deficiency. It is mainly used to treat various symptoms caused by stomach heat and yin deficiency, such as headache, toothache, gum bleeding, irritability and thirst, etc. In modern medicine, Yunujian is widely used to treat a variety of diseases, such as oral ulcers, acute stomatitis, diabetes, periodontal disease, etc. When using Yunujian, it is necessary to pay attention to the specific conditions of the patient, especially those with loose stools, spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and pregnant women should use this prescription with caution. Through reasonable additions and subtractions, Yunujian can better exert its therapeutic effect and help patients recover their health.

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