Tonify yang herbs

15 herbs in the Shen Study library belong to the Tonify yang category.

Tonify yang herbs are mostly warm or hot and sweet, and most enter the Kidney and Liver channels.

Herb	Nature	Flavour	Channels	Main action
Dù Zhòng Eucommia bark	Warm	Sweet	Liver, Kidney	Tonifies Kidney and Liver, strengthens sinews and bones
Lù Róng Velvet antler	Warm	Sweet, Salty	Kidney, Liver	Strongly tonifies Kidney Yang, replenishes Jing and marrow
Xiān Máo Curculigo rhizome	Hot	Acrid	Kidney, Liver, Spleen	Warms Kidney Yang, strengthens sinews and bones
Yín Yáng Huò Epimedium/Horny goat weed	Warm	Acrid, Sweet	Kidney, Liver	Tonifies Kidney Yang, strengthens sinews and bones
Bǔ Gǔ Zhī Psoralea seed	Warm	Acrid, Bitter	Kidney, Spleen	Tonifies Kidney Yang, warms Spleen Yang
Tù Sī Zǐ Dodder seed	Neutral	Sweet, Acrid	Kidney, Liver, Spleen	Tonifies Kidney Yang and Yin (amphoteric)
Bā Jǐ Tiān Morinda root	Warm	Acrid, Sweet	Kidney, Liver	Tonifies Kidney Yang, strengthens sinews and bones
Suǒ Yáng Cynomorium	Warm	Sweet	Liver, Kidney, Large Intestine	Tonifies Kidney Yang, nourishes Jing and Blood
Xù Duàn Teasel root	Warm	Bitter, Acrid	Liver, Kidney	Tonifies Liver and Kidney, strengthens sinews and bones
Ròu Cōng Róng Cistanche stem	Warm	Sweet, Salty	Kidney, Large Intestine	Tonifies Kidney Yang, benefits essence and Blood
Dōng Chóng Xià Cǎo Cordyceps	Neutral	Sweet	Lung, Kidney	Tonifies Kidney, benefits Lung
Hé Táo Rén Walnut	Warm	Sweet	Kidney, Lung, Large Intestine	Tonifies Kidney
Shā Yuàn Zǐ Flattened milkvetch seed	Warm	Sweet	Liver, Kidney	Tonifies Kidney Yang, secures essence, reduces urination
Yì Zhì Rén Bitter cardamom fruit	Warm	Acrid	Spleen, Kidney	Warms Kidney, secures essence, reduces urination
Lù Jiǎo Jiāo Deer antler glue	Warm	Sweet, Salty	Liver, Kidney	Tonifies Kidney Yang, nourishes Essence and Blood

Other herb categories

• Release exterior (Cold)
• Release exterior (Heat)
• Clear heat
• Drain downward
• Warm interior
• Regulate qi
• Invigorate blood
• Resolve phlegm
• Tonify qi
• Tonify blood
• Tonify yin
• Calm shen
• Stabilise & bind
• Expel wind-damp
• Aromatic, transform damp
• Drain damp
• Stop bleeding
• Relieve food stagnation
• Expel parasites
• Anchor Yang / extinguish Wind
• Open orifices
• Topical use