Yang tonics
Er xian tang
Two Immortals Decoction
- Chinese name
- 二仙汤
- Group
- Yang tonics
- English name
- Curculigo and Epimedium Combination
- Basic formula
- ✓
Nourishes the yin and strengthens the yang of the kidneys, cools fire from deficiency and regulates the chong and ren vessels (reproduction).
Indications
The most characteristic formula for menopausal complaints, and an alternative for those who find ba wei di huang wan too warm and too heavy. Also for irregular menstruation, tinnitus, weak muscles, cold feet and lower back, dizziness and headache. The book also mentions absent menstruation, high and low blood pressure, nephritis and chronic urinary tract infections.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Xian mao (curculigo) | 6–15 g |
| Epimedium (yin yang huo) | 9–15 g |
| Ba ji tian (morinda) | 6–9 g |
| Dang gui (Chinese angelica) | 6–9 g |
| Huang bai (phellodendron) | 4–9 g |
| Zhi mu (anemarrhena) | 4–9 g |
- Tongue
- pale
- Pulse
- thin and rapid
Variations
- For hot flushes: add glutinous rice root, oyster shell and white peony.
- For insomnia during menopause: add arborvitae seed, sour jujube seed, honey-fried licorice, glutinous rice root, oyster shell and jujube.
- For lower back pain and weak knees: add sang ji sheng, du zhong and xu duan.
- For fatigue: add ginseng and huang qi.
- For yin deficiency: omit xian mao; add bhringaraj, Chinese asparagus and privet fruit.
- For yang deficiency with dampness: omit zhi mu, huang bai and ba ji tian; add goji, Chinese yam, dang shen, fu ling, Chinese raspberry and bai zhu.
- For dryness with constipation: add hemp seed, cistanche, niu xi, he shou wu, dang gui and immature bitter orange.