Dang Gui and Six Yellow Decoction

Nourish Yin • Clear Deficiency Fire • Stop Night Sweats

Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang is one of the premier classical formulas for treating Yin Deficiency with Deficiency Fire, particularly when chronic heat has begun consuming both Yin and Blood. Designed to nourish the body's deepest reserves while clearing smoldering Heat, this formula is renowned for relieving night sweats, hot flashes, irritability, insomnia, and the characteristic sensation of "steaming from within."

Unlike formulas that simply cool Heat, Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang replenishes the Yin and Blood needed to anchor Yang while simultaneously clearing Fire from multiple levels of the body. This balanced approach makes it especially valuable for menopausal symptoms, long-term illness recovery, and patients whose constitutional depletion has produced persistent deficiency Heat.

For practitioners, it remains one of the most effective formulas for patients who are simultaneously depleted and overheated.

Traditional Indications

• Night sweats
• Hot flashes
• Red cheeks
• Afternoon or evening fever
• Dry mouth
• Dry stool
• Irritability
• Restlessness
• Insomnia
• Deficiency Heat
• Yin and Blood deficiency

TCM Pattern

Yin Deficiency with Deficiency Fire

Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang nourishes Yin, enriches Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, drains Fire from the Three Burners, stabilizes the exterior, and reduces pathological sweating while restoring internal balance.

Modern Clinical Applications

Many practitioners reach for Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang when supporting patients experiencing:

• Menopausal hot flashes
• Night sweats
• Perimenopausal symptoms
• Long COVID with lingering Heat signs
• Recovery after cancer treatment (constitutionally appropriate)
• Chronic insomnia associated with deficiency Heat
• Anxiety accompanied by internal Heat
• Autoimmune presentations with Yin depletion
• Chronic inflammatory conditions with constitutional deficiency
• Persistent low-grade fever without acute infection

Its ability to nourish while cooling makes it particularly valuable for patients who feel both exhausted and overheated—a presentation frequently seen after prolonged illness or hormonal transition.

Ingredients

• Sheng Di Huang — 15%
• Shu Di Huang — 15%
• Dang Gui — 12.5%
• Huang Lian — 12.5%
• Huang Bai — 12.5%
• Huang Qin — 12.5%
• Zhi Mu — 10%
• Gan Cao — 10%

Crafted using our signature Two-Cured Decoction™ process—combining a traditional hot water decoction with a secondary high-proof alcohol extraction—to capture both water-soluble and alcohol-soluble herbal constituents for a full-spectrum tincture.

Practitioner Favorites

Kidney Yin Deficiency + Blazing Deficiency Fire

50% Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang + 50% Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan

An excellent combination for patients with significant Kidney Yin deficiency, night sweats, hot flashes, tinnitus, and empty Heat.

Night Sweats + Insomnia + Shen Disturbance

70% Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang + 30% Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

A favorite pairing when internal Heat rises to disturb the Heart, producing insomnia, anxiety, irritability, and restless sleep.

Single Herb Pairings

For further customization, consider adding:

• Wu Wei Zi — to stabilize the exterior, reduce night sweats, and preserve Yin fluids.
• Bai Shao — when muscle cramping, spasms, or irritability accompany Yin deficiency.

Urban Herbs Practitioner Advantage

Every 16 oz amber bottle is designed for fast, customized dispensing in clinical practice. Blend Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang with complementary formulas to create individualized prescriptions in minutes—giving your patients the convenience of a liquid tincture while providing your practice with a flexible, space-saving herbal pharmacy.

Double-extracted. Ready to dispense. Built for practitioners.

Why Practitioners Keep Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang on the Shelf

Many patients complain of feeling hot—but not all Heat is excess.

When a patient presents with night sweats, hot flashes, insomnia, dry stools, red cheeks, and persistent irritability after months or years of depletion, the underlying issue is often a lack of Yin rather than an abundance of Heat.

Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang addresses this distinction beautifully.

Rather than simply cooling symptoms, it replenishes the body's Yin and Blood while clearing the Deficiency Fire that arises when those nourishing substances become depleted. This makes it especially useful for menopausal women, patients recovering from chronic illness, and individuals who describe feeling as though they are "burning from the inside."

Practitioners frequently reach for Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang when treating:

• Menopausal hot flashes
• Night sweats
• Perimenopausal hormone transitions
• Long COVID with lingering Heat
• Cancer recovery support
• Chronic insomnia with deficiency Heat
• Dryness accompanied by constitutional depletion
• Patients who are exhausted but consistently feel warm

Because Urban Herbs tinctures are designed for blending, Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang integrates beautifully with Kidney Yin tonics, Shen-calming formulas, and constitutional restorative prescriptions, allowing practitioners to tailor treatment without maintaining an oversized inventory.

It is one of the indispensable formulas for balancing the paradox of deficiency and Heat—a presentation increasingly common in modern clinical practice.

One bottle. Lasting relief for patients depleted by internal Heat.

Practitioner Snapshot

Category

Yin Tonics & Deficiency Heat-Clearing Formulas

Primary Actions

• Nourishes Yin
• Nourishes Blood
• Clears Deficiency Fire
• Stops Night Sweats
• Anchors Yang
• Relieves Internal Heat

Best For

• Night sweats
• Hot flashes
• Menopause
• Perimenopause
• Long COVID recovery
• Chronic insomnia
• Dry stool
• Deficiency Heat
• Yin deficiency

Pairs Well With

• Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
• Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
• Bai He Gu Jin Tang
• Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
• Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang

Clinical Personality

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yin Nourishing
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Deficiency Heat Clearing
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Night Sweat Relief
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Blood Nourishing
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Shen Calming

Clinical Pearl

Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang is one of the few classical formulas specifically designed for patients who are simultaneously deficient and overheated. It excels when chronic depletion gives rise to night sweats, hot flashes, restless sleep, and the unmistakable feeling of "internal steaming." Rather than simply suppressing symptoms, it replenishes the Yin and Blood needed to naturally anchor Yang and extinguish Deficiency Fire. For practitioners treating menopause, long COVID, cancer recovery, or chronic inflammatory conditions marked by constitutional depletion, it remains one of the most reliable and elegant formulas in the classical dispensary.