Yin Yang Huo
Epimedii Herba
acrid, sweet, warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Tonify Yang
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Erectile dysfunction
- Frequent urination
- Infertility
- Low back pain
- Knee pain
- Muscle spasms
- Post stroke numbness
Yin Yang Huo is acrid, sweet, and warm. It enters the liver and kidney systems to treat low hormone production from the adrenal glands and from the gonads. The acrid and warm combination move cold out of the body to treat pain caused by cold deficiency.
Channels: liver, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Spermatorrhea
- Low back pain
- Hypertension
- Vasodilation
- Erectile dysfunction
- Fatigue
- Leukorrhea
- Chronic bronchitis
- Infertility
- Muscle tension
- Post stroke contracture
- Angina pectoris
- Antimicrobial
- Poliomyelitis
Formulas:
- Er Xian Tang
- Wen Yang Bu Gan Jian
Contraindications: do not prescribe Yin Yang Huo to patients that have fire from yin deficiency, should not be taken long term
Zoo Image: a grizzly bear falls asleep on his yellow mattress reading Vitality Magazine, his feet are cold and cramping, he dreams of love making