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Stabilizing and Binding Herbs for Kidney Essence Retention

This comprehensive guide discusses the use of various astringent and warming herbs that stabilize and bind the body's essence. Focused on the effects on the kidneys, liver, and lungs, it highlights key herbs such as Shan Zhu Yu (Dogwood fruit) and Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra fruit), which are effective for conditions like polyuria, chronic cough, and excessive sweating. It includes dosage recommendations, contraindications, and complementary applications for a range of health issues, making it a vital resource for herbalists and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine.

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Stabilizing and Binding Herbs for Kidney Essence Retention

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  1. Stabilize & Bind /Calm Spirit • HCR7

  2. Stabilize & Bind • Astringent herbs • - includes sour (mostly warm-moistening) and astringent (mostly cooling-drying) herbs • - LU, LI, SP, KD most frequently require astringing.

  3. Shan zhu yu - Dogwood fruit /Fructus Corni • Sour, sl warm / Kd, Lr • A&I: Stabilizes Kidney, retains essence: polyuria, incontinence, sperm leakage, excessive sweating. (You Gui Wan) • Tonifies Lr & Kd, essence: dizziness, weak lumbar, impotence. • Prolonged menstruation d/t def. (Liu Wei Di Huang Wan) • C&C: Contraindicated: dysuria, damp-heat. Antagonizes Jie geng, Fang feng, Fang ji. • 3-12 g

  4. Wu wei zi - Schisandra fruit / Fructus Schisandrae • warm, sour / Ht, Kd, Lu • A&I: Astringes Lu qi: chronic cough. (Bu Fei Tang) • Binds essence: nocturnal emission, vaginal discharge. (Tu Si Zi Wan) • Diarrhea d/t Sp/Kd def. (Si Shen Wan) • Excessive sweating. (Sheng Mai San)

  5. Calms Ht: irritability, insomnia. (Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan) • Recent: skin allergies, hepatitis • C&C: Contraindicated: unresolved ext pattern, xs int heat, early-stage cough or rash. • 1.5-9 g. Crush before using.

  6. Wu mei - Black plum / Fructus Mume • warm, sour / LI, Lr, Lu, Sp • A&I: Astringes Lu qi: chronic cough. (Jiu Xian San) • Chronic diarrhea. • Alieviates thirst d/t def heat. • Expels parasites. (Wu Mei Wan)

  7. Uterine bleeding, bloody stool esp w/thirst. • Topical: corns & warts. • C&C: Contraindicated: int xs heat, ext patterns • 3-9 g.

  8. Chi shi zi - Kaolin / Halloysitum Rubrum • warm, sour, sweet, astringent / Sp, St, LI • Binds intestines, stops diarrhea. • Stops bleeding: bloody stool, uterine d/t cold in lower jiao. • Topical: chronic sores. • C&C: Caution: pregnancy. Contraindicated: early-stage dysentery, hot diarrhea, damp-heat. Antagonizes Da huang, counteracts Yuan hua, Huang qin. • 9-30 g

  9. He zi - Chebula fruit / Fructus Chebulae • neutral, sour, bitter, astringent / Lu, LI, St • A&I: Chronic diarrhea or dysentery. • Astringe Lu qi: cough, asthma, or chronic cough w/loss of voice. • C&C: Contraindicated: ext patterns, damp-heat accumulation. • Raw: cough, loss of voice. Roasted: diarrhea. • 3-10 g

  10. Rou dou kou - Nutmeg / Semen Myristicae • warm, acrid / Sp, St, LI • A&I: Warms middle jiao, moves qi: abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea. (Jian Pi Wan) • Stops diarrhea d/t Sp/Kd def. (Si Shen Wan) • C&C: Contraindicated: damp-heat diarrhea or dysentery. • 3-10 g 1.5-3 g pills or powder

  11. Chun pi - Ailanthus bark / Cortex ailanthi • cold, bitter, astringent / Lr, St, LI • A&I: Clears heat, dries dampness: damp-heat diarrhea, leukorrhea • Stops bleeding: bloody stool. (Gu Jing Wan) • Kill parasites • C&C: Contraindicated: def cold, def yin • 3-9 g

  12. Lian zi - Lotus seed / Semen Nelumbinis • neutral, sweet, astringent / K, Sp, Ht • A&I: Tonifies Sp, stops diarrhea. (Shen Ling Bai Zhu San) • Tonifies Kd stabilizes essence: seminal emissions, leukorrhea. (Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan) • Nourishes blood, calms mind: palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, irritability. • C&C: Contraindicated: ab distension, constipation • 6-15 g

  13. Qian shi - Euryale seed / Semen Euryales • neutral, sweet, astringent / K, Sp • A&I: Tonifies Sp, stops diarrhea. • Tonifies Kd stabilizes essence: seminal emissions, freq urination. (Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan) • Expels dampness: leukorrhea d/t def or damp-heat. • 9-15 g

  14. Jin ying zi - Cherokee rose hips / Fr Rosae laevigatae • neutral, sour, astringent / K, UB, LI • A&I: Retains essence: spermatorrhea, freq urination, leukorrhea, prolapse of anus or uterus, uterine bleeding. • Chronic diarrhea or dysentery. • C&C: Contraindicated: fire or excessive pathogenic factors. OD, long-term may cause ab pain, constipation. • 4.5-9 g

  15. Fu xiao mai - Light wheat / Fructus Tritici levis • cool, sweet, salty / Ht • A&I: Stops sweating: spontaneous or night sweating. (Mu Li San) • Nourishes Ht, calms mind: restless organ disorder. (Gan Mai Da Zao Tang) • Pediatric enuresis • 9-15 g

  16. Ma huang gen - Ephedra root / Radix Ephedrae • neutral, sweet / Lu • A&I: Stops sweating d/t def: spontaneous or night sweating. (Mu Li San) • C&C: Contraindicated: ext patterns • 3-10 g

  17. Hai piao xiao - Cuttlefish bone / Os Sepiae seu Sepiellae • sl warm, salty, astringent / Lr, K, St • A&I: Stops uterine bleeding and leukorrhea. (Gu Chong Tang) • Retains essence: nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation. • Controls acidity, stops St pain. • Promotes healing of ulcers. • C&C: Contraindicated: def yin, xs heat. • 4.5-12 g

  18. Sang piao xiao - Mantis egg case Ootheca Mantidis • neutral, sweet, salty / Lr, K • A&I: Tonifies Kd yang, restrains essence & urination: seminal emission, nocturnal enuresis (esp in children), leukorrhea. (Sang Piao Xiao San) • C&C: Contraindicated: yin def fire, UB heat w/frequent urine. • 3-10 g

  19. Calm the Spirit • This category is further subdivided into herbs that • 1) settle and calm the Spirit • primarily cool/cold, salty or sweet minerals and sea shells; potent sedative effect. • includes toxic heavy metals. • 2) nourish HT and calm the Spirit. • primarily neutral and sweet; tonify HT Yin, HT Blood, and LR Yin.

  20. Settle & Calm Spirit

  21. Long gu - Dragon's bone / Os draconis • neutral, sweet, astringent / Ht, Kd, Lr • A&I: Pacifies Lr, anchors yang: dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision. (Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang) • Calms Ht: palpitations, insomnia. (Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang) • Astringes leukorrhea, seminal emissions, sweating. (Sang Piao Xiao San)

  22. Topical: chronic sores. • Should be cooked before adding other herbs. • 15-30 g

  23. Mu li - Oyster shell / Concha Ostreae • cool, salty / Kd, Lr • A&I: Pacifies Lr, anchors yang: dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision. (Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang) • Calms Ht: palpitations, insomnia. (Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang) • Astringes leukorrhea, seminal emissions, sweating. (Mu Li San)

  24. Softens, dissipates nodules. (Xiao Luo Wan) • Xs stomach acid. • C&C: Contraindicated: hi fever w/o sweating. OD: indigestion, constipation. • 15-30 g

  25. Ci shi - Loadstone / Magnetite • cold, salty, acrid / Kd, Lr • A&I: Anchors & calms: restlessness, insomnia, palpitations, tremors, children's seizures d/t fright. (Ci Zhu Wan) • Improves hearing & vision. (Er Long Zuo Ci Wan) • Kd not grasping qi. • Caution: weak Sp/St. Antagonizes Mu dan pi. • Decoct 20-30 min before adding other herbs. • 9-30 g

  26. Zhu sha - Cinnabar / Cinnabaris • cool, sweet, toxic / Kd, Lr • A&I: Sedates Ht: restlessness, palpitations, anxiety, seizures. (Zhu Sha An Shen Wan, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan) • Topical: toxic swellings, snakebite. • C&C: Do not use, TOXIC, contains mercury. • 0.3-2.5 g pill or powder

  27. Zhen zhu - Pearl / Margarita • cold, salty / Ht, Lr • A&I: Sedates Ht: tremors, seizures, palpitations, frightens easily. (An Gong Niu Huang Wan) • Clears Lr, brightens eyes: dim vision, red eyes, photophobia. • Topical: chronic sores. • 0.3-0.9 g pills, powders, eyedrops

  28. Zhen zhu mu - Mother-of-pearl • cold, sweet, salty / Ht, Lr • A&I: Pacifies Lr, anchors yang. Clears Lr, brightens eyes. • Substitute for Zhen Zhu • 15-30g decoct first.

  29. Hu po - Amber / Succinum • neutral, sweet / Ht, Lr, UB • A&I: Tranquilizes mind: infantile seizures, palpitations, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep. (Ding Xian Wan) • Bl stasis menstrual problems. • Promotes urination: freq, painful, bloody urine or stones. • C&C: Contraindicated in yin deficiency with heat • 0.9-3 g powder

  30. Dai zhe shi - Hematite / Hematitum • cold, bitter / Lr, Ht, Pc • A&I: Pacifies Lr, anchors yang: dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus. (Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang) • Strongly downbears qi: vomiting, belching, wheezing. (Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang) • Vomiting blood, nosebleeds. • C&C: Caution: pregnancy. Some samples contain arsenic salts. • 9-30 g

  31. Nourish Heart & Calm Spirit

  32. Suan zao ren - Wild jujube seed / Semen Zizyphi spinosae • neutral, sweet / Ht, Lr • A&I: Nourishes blood, calms shen: irritability, insomnia, palpitations, forgetfulness. (Suan Zao Ren Tang, Gui Pi Tang) • Stops sweating: spontaneous or night sweating • C&C: Caution: Severe diarrhea; XS heat • 10-18g

  33. Bai zi ren - Biota seed / Semen Biotae • neutral, sweet / Ht, K, LI • A&I: Nourishes blood, calms shen: insomnia, palpitations, anxiety. (Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan) • Night sweats: d/t Yin deficiency • Moistens intestines • C&C: Contraindicated: loose stool, phlegm • 10-18g

  34. Yuan zhi - Polygala root / Radix Polygalae • sl warm, acrid, bitter / Ht, Lu • A&I: Calms shen: restlessness, insomnia, palpitations. (Gui Pi Tang) • Transforms phlegm, clears orifices: cough w/thick sputum, turbid phlegm misting Heart (Ding Zhi Wan, Ding Xian Wan) • C&C: Caution: Gastritis, gastric ulcer. • 3-10g

  35. He huan pi - Albizzia bark, Mimosa tree bark / Cx Albizziae • neutral, sweet / Ht, Lr • A&I: Calms shen: insomnia, memory lapse, irritability d/t depression. • Moves blood, reduces swelling: trauma, injury • Boils • He huan hua -Albizzia flower: neutral, sweet, moves Liver qi & blood, calms shen, esp useful for emotional constraint, epigastric pain. • 10-15g

  36. Ye jiao teng - Fleeceflower vine / Caulis Polygoni multiflori • neutral, sweet, sl bitter / Ht, Lr • A&I: Nourishes Heart blood, calms shen: esp dream-disturbed sleep. (Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin) • Unblocks channels: weakness, soreness, numbness d/t Blood def. • Topical: itchy skin • 9-30g

  37. Extinguish Wind & Stop Tremors • Herbs for extinguishing Internal Wind • - treat tremors, paralysis, convulsions, muscle twitches, and dizziness • - tend to be neutral to cold, salty and sweet; enter LR

  38. Ling yang jiao - Antelope horn / Cornus Saigae Tataricae • cold, salty / Lr, Ht • A&I: Calms Lr, extinguishes wind: high fever, spasms, convulsions esps in children. (Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang) • Anchors yang. • Clears Lr fire, brightens eyes. • Clears Pc heat: mania, coma.

  39. Wind-damp-heat bi. • 1.5-3 g decoction; 0.3-0.5 g powder • Shan yang jiao - Goat horn: salty, cold, sim to Ling yang jiao but weaker, use 9-15g in decoction.

  40. Gou teng - Uncaria stem / Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis • cool, sweet / Lr, Pc, Ht • A&I: Extinguishes wind, alleviates spasms: tremors, spasms, seizures. (Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang) • Clears heat, calms Lr: Lr fire or yang rising, incl HTN. (Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin) • Ext wind-heat. • 6-15 g; Cook less than 10 min. Hooks are most effective part.

  41. Tian ma - Gastrodia tuber / Rhizoma Gastrodiae • neutral, sweet / Lr • A&I: Extinguishes wind, controls spasms: tremors, seizures, etc, d/t heat or bl def. (Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin) • Stops pain: headaches, etc, d/t wind-phlegm, or wind-damp bi in low back & extremities. (Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang) • 3-10 g decoction; 1-1.5 g powder

  42. Bai ji li - Tribulus fruit / Fructus Tribuli • neutral, bitter, acrid / Lr • A&I: Calms Lr, anchors yang. • Lr qi stagnation: chest/flank pain, insufficient lactation. • Stops itching. (Dang Gui Yin Zi) • Brightens eyes • C&C: Caution: pregnancy, qi & bl def. • 6-10 g

  43. Shi jue ming - Abalone shell / Concha Haliotidis • cold, salty / Lr, K • A&I: Anchors yang: HA, dizziness. (Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin) • Clears Lr fire, brightens eyes. • C&C: Counteracts Xuan fu hua. • 9-30 g Cook 1 hr before adding other herbs.

  44. Di long - Earthworm / Lumbricus • cold, salty / Lr, Lu, Sp, UB • A&I: Clears heat, stops spasms. • Calms wheezing d/t Lu heat. • Promotes urination: dysuria, edema, HTN • Clears channels & luo vessels: hot bi, hemiplegia. (Xiao Huo Luo Dan, Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang) • 5-15 g; 10-20 g if fresh

  45. Quan xie - Scorpion / Buthus martensi • neutral, acrid, salty, toxic / Lr • A&I: Extinguishes wind, stops spasms: acute or chronic convulsions, tics, tetany. (Qian Zheng San) • Fire toxin: swellings, sores. • Stops pain: migraines, bi. • C&C: Toxic, avoid OD. Contraindicated: pregnancy, bl def. • 2-4.5 g decoction; 0.6-1 g powder

  46. Wu gong - Centipede / Scolopendra • warm, acrid, toxic / Lr • A&I: Extinguishes wind, stops spasms: acute or chronic convulsions, lockjaw, seizures. • Fire toxin: boils, snakebites. • Stops pain: migraines, bi. • C&C: Toxic, avoid OD. Contraindicated: pregnancy. • 1-3 g decoction; 0.6-1 g powder

  47. Jiang can - Sick silkworm / Bombyx Batryticatus • neutral, acrid, salty / Lr, Lu • A&I: Extinguishes wind, stops spasms: child convulsions, facial paralysis d/t Lr wind or Wind-phlegm-heat. (Ding Xian Wan) • Phlegm-heat nodules. • Expels wind, stops pain: HA, red eyes, sore throat, aphonia d/t Lr or ext wind.

  48. Stops itching. • Raw: wind-heat. Fried: all else. • C&C: Antagonizes Jie geng, Fu ling, Bei xie, Sang piao xiao. • 3-9 g decoction; 1-1.5 g pills or powders

  49. Herbs for opening the Orifices • - primarily used for stroke/CNS collapse with coma or imminent coma. • - must differentiate between Cold-type or Heat-type. • - not for Yang Collapse; aromatic and scattering, can easily drain the body's Qi.

  50. She xiang - Deer musk / Moschus • warm, acrid, aromatic / Ht, Sp, Lr • A&I: Intensely opens orifices, revives consciousness: heat entering Pc, tetany, phlegm collapse, seizures. (An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Su He Xiang Wan) • Moves blood, reduces swelling, relieves pain: toxic sores, masses, trauma, coronary artery disease. (Qi Li San) • Hastens delivery, esp in stillborns. • C&C: Contraindicated: pregnancy, yin def heat. Endangered. • 0.06-0.15g pills, powders

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