Dang Gui Di Huang Yin
Star当归地黄饮 (Tangkuei and Rehmannia Decoction)
Source: Jing Yue Quan Shu (1624)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Dang Gui Di Huang Yin (Tangkuei and Rehmannia Decoction), from Collected Treatises of [Zhang] Jing-Yue (1624).
Associated formula of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan.
Actions: Enriches the Kidney and Liver yin; Nourishes the blood; Regulates the menstrual cycle
Usage: For Kidney-Liver yin deficiency in women with weak, painful low back and legs, scanty menses, heel pain, pale dry tongue and a submerged thin pulse.
Category: Formulas that Nourish and Tonify the Yin.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 369.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dang Gui
dose printed as 6-9g; as printed: Angelicae sinensis Radix (dang gui) 6-9g
|
g | — | — | |
|
Shu Di Huang
dose printed as 9-15g; as printed: Rehmanniae Radix preparata (shu di huang) 9-15g
|
g | — | — | |
|
Shan Yao
as printed: Dioscoreae Rhizoma (shan yao) 6g
|
6g | 27.4% | — | |
|
Du Zhong
as printed: Eucommiae Cortex (du zhong) 6g
|
6g | 27.4% | — | |
|
Niu Xi
as printed: Achyranthis Radix (niu xi) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 20.55% | — | |
|
Shan Zhu Yu
as printed: Corni Fructus (shan zhu yu) 3g
|
3g | 13.7% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Glycyrrhizae Radix preparata (zhi gan cao) 2.4g
|
2.4g | 10.96% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net slightly warm (+0.41)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 59%, warm 41%.
Taste
- sweet 73%
- sour 21%
- bitter 7%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Kidney 89%
- Liver 62%
- Lung 38%
- Spleen 38%
- Stomach 11%
- Heart 11%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
2 herbs without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Dang Gui, Shu Di Huang.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- Jia Wei You Gui Wan = this formula + Jiu Cai Zi, Rou Gui, Suo Yang, Tu Si Zi and Zhi Fu Zi
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