Commonly used drugs for nourishing yin include Radix Adenophorae, Radix Asparagi, Radix Ophiopogonis, Radix Scrophulariae, Herba Dendrobii, Caulis Bambusae, Lily, Fructus Lycii, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Eclipta prostrata, electric heating plate and Carapax Trionycis. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines are Liu Mei Dihuang Pill and Dabuyin Pill.
Yang-supporting drugs: pilose antler, seal kidney, gecko, Cordyceps sinensis, Morinda officinalis, Epimedium, Curculigo, Cistanche deserticola, Psoralea corylifolia, walnut, Eucommia ulmoides, Cuscuta chinensis, leek seed, etc. The commonly used Chinese patent medicine is Jingui Shenqi Pill.
Drugs for invigorating qi: Ginseng, Radix Codonopsis, Radix Pseudostellariae, Radix Astragali, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Callicarpa, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Fructus Jujubae, Rhizoma Polygonati, etc. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines and prescriptions include Sijunzi Decoction, Buzhong Yiqi Decoction, Shen Ling Baizhu Powder and Shengmai Powder.
Tonifying blood: Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Colla Corii Asini, Longan, Mulberry, etc. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines and prescriptions include Siwu Decoction, Guipi Decoction and Danggui Buxue Decoction.
Heart-yin deficiency: commonly used drugs include Asparagus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Polygonatum odoratum, Scrophularia, Radix Rehmanniae, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Angelica sinensis, Semen Platycladi, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Fructus Lycii, and Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis. The commonly used Chinese patent medicine or prescription is Tianwang Buxin Dan.
Heart-yang deficiency: commonly used drugs include ginseng, aconite, cinnamon, astragalus, atractylodes macrocephala, roasted licorice and so on. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines and prescriptions include Shenfu Decoction and Sini Decoction.
Deficiency of Heart Qi: Commonly used drugs include Radix Codonopsis, Radix Astragali, Poria, Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, Ginseng, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, etc. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions include Sijunzi Decoction and Yangxin Decoction.
Lack of heart and blood: commonly used drugs include angelica sinensis, prepared rehmannia root, white peony root, longan pulp, jujube kernel, platycladi seed, placenta and so on. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions include Guipi Decoction and Zhusha Anshen Pill.
Yin deficiency of lung: commonly used drugs include Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus, Radix Rehmanniae, Adenophora adenophora, Polygonatum odoratum, Polygonatum sibiricum, Lily, Colla Corii Asini and Trichosanthis Radix; Commonly used Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions include Shashen Maidong Decoction and Baihe Gujin Decoction.
Lung Qi Deficiency: Commonly used drugs include Ginseng, Codonopsis pilosula, Pseudostellaria heterophylla, Astragalus membranaceus, Placenta Hominis, Gecko, Walnut, Cordyceps sinensis and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions include Liujunzi Decoction and Ginseng Gecko Powder.
Deficiency of spleen qi: commonly used drugs include ginseng, codonopsis pilosula, Pseudostellaria heterophylla, Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, yam, lentils, Coicis Semen, Poria, jujube, roasted licorice and so on. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions include Shen Ling Baizhu Powder and Buzhong Yiqi Decoction.
Spleen yang deficiency: commonly used drugs are dried ginger, aconite, Alpinia oxyphylla, nutmeg, Amomum villosum, white bean vegetables, Sichuan pepper and so on. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions include Guifu Lizhong Decoction and Fuzi Lizhong Pill.
Liver yin deficiency: Commonly used drugs include Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Polygoni Multiflori Radix, Fructus Corni, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Ecliptae Herba, Fructus Lycii, Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, and black sesame. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions include Yiguanjian and Qijudihuang Pills.
Liver-blood deficiency: Commonly used drugs include Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Polygoni Multiflori Radix, Colla Corii Asini, Placenta Hominis, Caulis Spatholobi, Fructus Lycii, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Fructus Jujubae. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions include Siwu Decoction and Guishao Dihuang Decoction.
Kidney Yin Deficiency: Commonly used drugs include Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Radix Rehmanniae, Fructus Lycii, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Eclipta prostrata, Radix Asparagi, Radix Scrophulariae, Fructus Corni, Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, Carapax Trionycis, and Placenta Hominis. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions include Liuwei Dihuang Pill, Zuogui Pill and Baizhi Dihuang Pill.
Kidney-yang deficiency: commonly used drugs include aconite, cinnamon, pilose antler, curculigo, epimedium, dodder, Morinda officinalis, cistanche deserticola, Eucommia ulmoides, seal kidney and so on. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines or prescriptions include Jinkui Shenqi Pill and Gui You Pill.