Yi Guan Jian
Ingredients: Raw rehmannia root (sheng di huang), Lycium berries fruit (gou qi zi), Glehnia root (bei sha shen), Ophiopogon root (mai men dong), Tang-kuei root (dang gui), Melia fruit (chuan lian zi).
| Mandarin: 一貫煎 Pin-Yin: Yi Guan Jian English: Glehnia & Rehmannia Combination Romaji: Ikkan Sen Kanji: 一貫煎 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Continuation of Famous Physicians’ Cases Organized by Categories (Yu Ming Yi Lei An, 1770)
How it works:
- Supplements the kidney and liver yin
- Distributes liver qi
Clinical Applications:
- Deficiency in the liver and kidney yin
- Stagnation of the liver qi
Yi Guan Jian is a formula that originally appeared in the 18th century, created by Wei Zhixiu to alleviate stagnation of the liver qi and deficiency in the liver and kidney yin by distributing the liver qi and supplementing the kidney and liver yin.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
|
Rehmannia Root |
Sheng Di Huang |
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Lycium fruit |
Gou Qi Zi |
|
Glehnia Root |
Bei Sha Shen |
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Ophiopogon Root |
Mai Men Dong |
|
Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
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Melia Fruit |
Chuan Lian Zi |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Rehmannia removes heat from the blood and nourishes the yin and the blood, and Glehnia nourishes the stomach and lung yin.