Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas for Diabetes
TCM Prescription (I)
ćDiagnosisćDeficiency of both qi and yin, with blood stasis obstructing the meridians.
ćTreatment PrinciplećTonify qi and nourish yin, activate blood circulation and unblock collaterals.
ćFormula NamećHuo Xue Jiang Tang Fang.
ćCompositionćAstragalus 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.
ćUsagećDecoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
ćSourcećLi Yi's formula.
TCM Prescription (II)
ćDiagnosisćKidney deficiency.
ćTreatment PrinciplećNourish the kidneys and consolidate the root, tonify liver and kidneys, activate blood circulation and unblock collaterals.
ćFormula NamećZi Shen Rong Jing Wan.
ćCompositionćPolygonatum sibiricum 20g, Cistanche deserticola 15g, Prepared Polygonum multiflorum 15g, Golden Thorn Fruit 15g, Chinese Yam 15g, Red Peony Root 10g, Hawthorn 10g, Schisandra 10g, Buddhaās Hand 10g.
ćUsagećGrind herbs into fine powder, make into pills using water as binder. Take 6g each time, three times daily. One course lasts 30 days.
ćSourcećWu Shijiu's formula.
TCM Prescription (III)
ćDiagnosisćQi deficiency with yin insufficiency.
ćTreatment PrinciplećTonify qi and nourish yin.
ćFormula NamećZhi Tang Tang.
ćCompositionćRehmannia 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.
ćUsagećDecoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
ćSourcećZhao Xiwu's formula.
TCM Prescription (IV)
ćDiagnosisćBlood dryness with yin injury.
ćTreatment PrinciplećNourish blood, moisten yin, generate body fluids, reduce fire.
ćFormula NamećCi Li Li Di Tang.
ćCompositionćWhite 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.
ćUsagećDecoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
ćSourcećShi Jinmo's formula.
TCM Prescription (V)
ćDiagnosisćHeat accumulation in lung and stomach, deficiency of both qi and yin.
ćTreatment PrinciplećTonify qi, nourish yin, clear heat.
ćFormula NamećXiao Ke Tang.
ćCompositionćChinese 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.
ćUsagećDecoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
ćSourcećDong Jianhua's formula.
TCM Prescription (VI)
ćDiagnosisćSpleen yin deficiency.
ćTreatment PrinciplećNourish yin, clear heat, generate body fluids, quench thirst.
ćFormula NamećZhi Xiao Zhi Ke Tang.
ćCompositionćRehmannia glutinosa (raw) 30g, Chinese Yam 30g, Trichosanthes root 20g, Dendrobium 20g, Anemarrhena 20g, Adenophora 15g, Ophiopogon japonicus 15g, Alisma 12g, Schisandra 6g.
ćUsagećDecoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
ćSourcećLi Guanzhe's formula.
TCM Prescription (VII)
ćDiagnosisćYin deficiency with yang hyperactivity, depletion of body fluids and internal heat.
ćTreatment PrinciplećNourish yin, generate body fluids, quench thirst.
ćFormula NamećZhi Xiao Zi Kan Yin Jia Jian.
ćCompositionćRehmannia 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.
ćUsagećDecoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
ćSourcećJin Wenqing's formula.
TCM Prescription (VIII)
ćDiagnosisćDeficiency of both qi and yin.
ćTreatment PrinciplećTonify qi and nourish yin, activate blood circulation.
ćFormula NamećJiang Tang Fang.
ćCompositionćAstragalus membranaceus (raw) 30g, Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) 30g, Atractylodes lancea 15g, Scrophularia 30g, Kudzu Root 15g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 30g.
ćUsagećDecoct and take orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
ćSourcećZhu Chenyu's formula<diabetes>