Diabetes mellitus can be categorized under the TCM category of “consuming thirst”. Common causes include lung heat and fluid injury (heat in the lungs, which continuously depletes the body’s fluid), blazing gastric heat, deficiency of both qi and yin (deficiency of both qi and yin), and deficiency of kidney yin, etc. Traditional Chinese medicinal formulas, such as the Thirst Formula, the Jade Maiden Decoction, the Seven-Flavored Atractylodes Macrocephalae Pantothen, the Six-Flavored Digoxigenin Pill, etc., can be taken under the direction of a medical specialist, Golden Chamber Kidney Energy Pills, etc. 1. Thirst-quenching formula: it is composed of Huanglian, smallpox pollen, lotus root juice, raw dihuang juice and other medicines. It has the function of clearing heat and moistening the lungs (removing heat to moisturize the lungs to relieve thirst (heat in the lungs that continuously depletes the body’s fluid). 2. Jade Maiden Decoction: composed of Gypsum, Zhi Mu, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Ophiopogonis and other medicines. It has the efficacy of clearing stomach fire (清除胃火) (clearing stomach fire to increase body fluid) and is used in treating thirst of the type with blazing stomach heat. 3. Seven-flavored Atractylodes Macrocephalae Powder: It is composed of ginseng, poria, atractylodes macrocephalae, and Pueraria lobatae. It has the effects of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach), generating fluids and quenching thirst (promoting the production of fluids to relieve thirst), and is used for treating qi and yin deficiency type of thirst. In addition to the above formula, there are other Chinese herbal formulas for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, which can be used according to the patient’s specific condition and under the guidance of a professional doctor. The above prescriptions should be used by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner after diagnosis, and should not be used blindly on one’s own to avoid adverse reactions. If you feel unwell, please consult a doctor promptly.