Plum Flower Brand Abundant Yin or Great Yin Tonifying Tonic is a very cooling and moistening formula that replenishes Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency which can show at any age, but is prominent from ages 40 on up with very strong signs of Deficiency Heat or Fire. Yin Deficiency with up flaring Fire may presenting with: malar flush, night sweats, hot flashes, five palms heat, sensation of heat in the knees and legs, steaming bone syndrome, tidal or low-grade fever, restlessness, irritability, insomnia, nightmares, dry mouth, thirst, chronic throat pain due to deficiency heat that is worse in the afternoon, evening, or when fatigued, bleeding gums, loose teeth, dizziness, tinnitus, weakness and pain in the low back or knees, spermatorrhea, nocturnal emissions, cough with blood, indeterminate gnawing hunger.
To help explain Yin Deficiency, it would be easiest to think of a simple 1 to1 ratio, in regards to balancing your Yin with your Yang. The signs of excess Heat or Fire [Yang] as described above, are shown not because of too much Heat or Fire in your body, but…as a lack of Yin [cooling, regulating, nourishing…] to keep it in check. For instance, what if there was little or no fluid in your car’s radiator? Your car would run extremely inefficient and eventually would break down [or blow up!]. The amount of your Yin, in simple-all bodily fluids, moistening your organs, vascular system, requirements for cellular life, breakdown and growth, humeral balance and on and on…could not be more important.
Take for instance the disharmony bone steaming, a term coined by Chinese Medicine. Chinese Medicine uses such descriptive wording to truly express what may be exactly happening within your body. Without a proper amount of fluids [Blood is included here] proper heat regulation through dispersal cannot occur. This is like cooking a chicken soup with a few drops of water, but an efficient amount of heat. You end up steaming the bones! Abundant Yin works by tonifying Liver and Kidney Yin, sedates deficiency Fire and alleviating steaming bone syndrome.
Possible Eastern Presentations
Chinese Medicine pulse diagnostic
may present as: small, rapid, thready, rear position may be forceful
Chinese Medicine tongue diagnostic
may present as: red with little or no coat
Possible Western Applications
Abundant Yin Teapills may assist with biomedical problems such as: acute menopausal hot flashes, idiopathic fevers, fever following chemotherapy or radiation, chronic consumptive or wasting disorders with fever (such as tuberculosis or AIDS), hemoptysis, bronchiectasis, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, interstitial cystitis, hyperviscosity of sperm, anxiety disorders, neurasthenia
Cautions, Contraindications & Usage
Contraindicated during pregnancy. Contraindicated during the early stages of acute illness such as cold and flu, or during an acute infection. Contraindicated for conditions due to excess heat. Use with caution in Spleen deficient patients with a tendency to loose stools, diarrhea, poor appetite or chronic digestive weakness.
Administer half an hour before or one hour after eating. In severe cases or in the initial phases of treatment, dosage may be increased to 8-12 pills 3 times per day, then reduced to a maintenance dose as the treatment takes effect. For patterns associated with insomnia 8-16 pills may be taken before bed. May be used long-term for several weeks to several months. May be used over the course of several years. Monitor for signs of Spleen Qi deficiency. For weakened digestion with a tendency to dampness or phlegm, it may be administered with Soothe Liver or Six Gentlemen Plus Teapills.
