Other Name: Six Flavor Formula, Six Flavor Rehmannia Pills
Ingredients (Pin Yin): Shu di huang, Shan yao, Shan zhu yu, Mu dan pi, Fu ling, Ze xie
Ingredients: Rehmannia glutinosa root-prep, Dioscorea opposita rhizome, Cornus officinalis fruit, Paeonia suffruticosa root-bark, Poria cocos fungus, Alisma orientalis rhizome
Other Ingredients: Talcum, Activated carbon, Botanical wax
TCM Functions: Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, Clears Deficiency Heat, Secures the Jing-essence
Standard Dosage: 8 pills, 3 x per day
Clinical Dosage: Administer half an hour before or one hour after eating. In the initial phases, dosage may be increased to 8-12 pills 3 times per day, then reduced to a maintenance dose as the formula takes effect. May be used long-term for several weeks to several months. May be used over the course of several years. Monitor for Spleen Qi deficiency. In the presence of mild food stagnation with a tendency to dampness or phelgm, may be administered with Bao He San/Wan or Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi San/Wan.
