Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit Classic Formulas … Natural Herb Library

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Tonifies the Liver and Kidney and preserves essence … used for dizziness, tinnitus, sore lower back, weak knees, and chronic Liver-Kidney deficiency patterns
Astringes and secures leakage … stops seminal emission, frequent urination, enuresis, and excessive sweating from deficient Kidney restraint
Rescues collapse by restraining the outward loss of Qi and Yin … classical high-dose use for profuse sweating, faint pulse, and devastated Yang or Yin collapse
Astringes to stop uterine bleeding … used when Chong and Ren instability from Liver-Kidney deficiency causes prolonged or excessive bleeding

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (六味地黄丸) … foundational Kidney Yin formula in which Shan Zhu Yu helps tonify the Liver and Kidney while securing the essence
Zuo Gui Wan (左归丸) … enriches Kidney Yin and essence; Shan Zhu Yu helps prevent leakage while the richer tonics replenish
Lai Fu Tang (来复汤) … rescue formula using high-dose Shan Zhu Yu with Long Gu and Mu Li for collapse with profuse sweating and scattered Qi and Yin

Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue (Song dynasty) … Liu Wei Di Huang Wan uses Shan Zhu Yu as one of the three tonifying fruits to enrich Kidney Yin while retaining essence.
Jing Yue Quan Shu (Ming dynasty) … Zuo Gui Wan and related Kidney-tonifying formulas use Shan Zhu Yu to nourish the Liver and Kidney while preventing leakage of essence.
Zhang Xichun medical case tradition (late Qing / early Republic) … Lai Fu Tang elevated Shan Zhu Yu as a major rescue herb for collapse with profuse sweating and scattered Qi and Yin.