Chinese: Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
English: Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia
Source: Xiao er yao zheng zhi jue (Craft of Medicinal Treatment for Childhood Disease Patterns )
Pulse: Thin, Rapid
Tongue: Red body, Dry, Scanty fur
Abdomen: shofukufujin
Indications: This herbal formula has been used for patients with following health conditions and symptoms:
- Low back pain
- Numbness in legs
- Leg weakness
- Nocturnal emission
- Night sweats
- Hot palms/soles
- Tinnitus
- Dizziness
- Dry mouth
- Dark urine
- Difficult concentrating
- Sexual dysfunction
There are many other health conditions that may respond well to this herbal formula, in particular patients exhibiting indicative traditional diagnostic signs and symptoms.
Herbs in This Formula
- Jukujio (Rehmanniae Radix preparata)
- Sanshuyu (Corni Fructus)
- Sanyaku (Dioscoreae Rhizoma)
- Takusha (Alismatis Rhizoma)
- Bukuryo (Sclerotium Poriae Cocos)
- Botanpi (Paeoniae Moutan Cortex)
Basic and Clinical Research on Rokumijiogan – Updated on Mar. 30, 2011
Takahashi H, Nakao R, Hirasaka K, et al. Effects of single administration of Rokumi-gan (TJ-87) on serum amino acid concentration of 6 healthy Japanese male volunteers. Journal of Medical Investigation 2007; 54: 91-8.
Ohno S. The effect of Kampo medicine on salivary secretion in Sjögren‘s syndrome. Kampo to Saishin-chiryo (Kampo & the Newest Therapy) 2006; 15: 134-40.
Ishioka T. Comparative evaluation of Rokumigan and Hachimi-jiogan on senile pruritus. Therapeutic Research 1995; 16: 1497-504.
