🌿 Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas for Diabetes
TCM Prescription (I)
【Diagnosis】Deficiency of both qi and yin, with blood stasis obstructing the meridians.
【Treatment Principle】Tonify qi and nourish yin, activate blood circulation and unblock collaterals.
【Formula Name】Huo Xue Jiang Tang Fang.
【Composition】Astragalus membranaceus (raw) 30g, Chinese Yam 15g, Atractylodes lancea 15g, Scrophularia 30g, Angelica sinensis 10g, Red Peony Root 10g, Ligusticum chuanxiong 10g, Leonurus 30g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 30g, Kudzu Root 15g, Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) 15g, Rehmannia glutinosa (prepared) 15g, Sandalwood 10g.
【Usage】Decoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
【Source】Li Yi's formula.
TCM Prescription (II)
【Diagnosis】Kidney deficiency.
【Treatment Principle】Nourish the kidneys and consolidate the root, tonify liver and kidneys, activate blood circulation and unblock collaterals.
【Formula Name】Zi Shen Rong Jing Wan.
【Composition】Polygonatum sibiricum 20g, Cistanche deserticola 15g, Prepared Polygonum multiflorum 15g, Golden Thorn Fruit 15g, Chinese Yam 15g, Red Peony Root 10g, Hawthorn 10g, Schisandra 10g, Buddha’s Hand 10g.
【Usage】Grind herbs into fine powder, make into pills using water as binder. Take 6g each time, three times daily. One course lasts 30 days.
【Source】Wu Shijiu's formula.
TCM Prescription (III)
【Diagnosis】Qi deficiency with yin insufficiency.
【Treatment Principle】Tonify qi and nourish yin.
【Formula Name】Zhi Tang Tang.
【Composition】Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) 30g, Astragalus membranaceus 30g, Cuscuta 30g, Ginseng 30g, Ophiopogon japonicus 15g, Wheat Winter 15g, Cornus officinalis 12g, Scrophularia 12g, Poria 12g, Alisma 12g, Angelica sinensis 9g.
【Usage】Decoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
【Source】Zhao Xiwu's formula.
TCM Prescription (IV)
【Diagnosis】Blood dryness with yin injury.
【Treatment Principle】Nourish blood, moisten yin, generate body fluids, reduce fire.
【Formula Name】Ci Li Li Di Tang.
【Composition】White Burdock Seed 10g, Sand Burdock Seed 10g, Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) 10g, Rehmannia glutinosa (prepared) 10g, Ophiopogon japonicus 10g, Ginseng 10g, Schisandra 10g, Mung Bean Husk 12g, Scrophularia 12g, Astragalus membranaceus 30g, Chinese Yam 30g, Dendrobium 15g, Trichosanthes root 15g.
【Usage】Decoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
【Source】Shi Jinmo's formula.
TCM Prescription (V)
【Diagnosis】Heat accumulation in lung and stomach, deficiency of both qi and yin.
【Treatment Principle】Tonify qi, nourish yin, clear heat.
【Formula Name】Xiao Ke Tang.
【Composition】Chinese Yam 30g, Gypsum Fibrosum (raw) 30g, Astragalus membranaceus 15g, Trichosanthes root 15g, Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) 10g, Anemarrhena 10g, Scrophularia 10g, Ophiopogon japonicus 10g, Achyranthes bidentata 10g, Poria 10g, Alisma 10g, Cuscuta 12g.
【Usage】Decoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
【Source】Dong Jianhua's formula.
TCM Prescription (VI)
【Diagnosis】Spleen yin deficiency.
【Treatment Principle】Nourish yin, clear heat, generate body fluids, quench thirst.
【Formula Name】Zhi Xiao Zhi Ke Tang.
【Composition】Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) 30g, Chinese Yam 30g, Trichosanthes root 20g, Dendrobium 20g, Anemarrhena 20g, Adenophora 15g, Ophiopogon japonicus 15g, Alisma 12g, Schisandra 6g.
【Usage】Decoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
【Source】Li Guanzhe's formula.
TCM Prescription (VII)
【Diagnosis】Yin deficiency with yang hyperactivity, depletion of body fluids and internal heat.
【Treatment Principle】Nourish yin, generate body fluids, quench thirst.
【Formula Name】Zhi Xiao Zi Kan Yin Jia Jian.
【Composition】Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) 50g, Cornus officinalis 15g, Chinese Yam 15g, Polygonatum sibiricum 15g, Ligustrum lucidum 15g, Lycium barbarum 15g, Ophiopogon japonicus (dried) 15g, Trichosanthes root 15g, Prepared Polygonum multiflorum 15g, Cortex Lycii 30g, Prunus mume (dried flesh) 10g, Amomum villosum (powdered and mixed) 5g, Licorice (raw) 15g.
【Usage】Decoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
【Source】Jin Wenqing's formula.
TCM Prescription (VIII)
【Diagnosis】Deficiency of both qi and yin.
【Treatment Principle】Tonify qi and nourish yin, activate blood circulation.
【Formula Name】Jiang Tang Fang.
【Composition】Astragalus membranaceus (raw) 30g, Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) 30g, Atractylodes lancea 15g, Scrophularia 30g, Kudzu Root 15g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 30g.
【Usage】Decoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
【Source】Zhu Chenyu's formula<diabetes>