Herbs that Tonify Yin

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Which pair of herbs would you use to tonify Liver and Kidney yin, brighten the eyes, and blacken the hair?

Mai Men Dong (ophiopogonis radix) and Tian Men Dong (asparagi radix)
Sha Shen (glehniae/adenophorae radix) and Mai Men Dong (ophiopogonis radix)
Mo Han lian (ecliptae herba) and Nu Zhen Zi (ligustri lucidi fructus)
Gui Ban (testudinis plastrum) and Bie Jia (trionycis carapax)

Mo Han Lian and Nu Zhen Zi are paired herbs and make up the formula Er Zhi Wan (two-solstice pill). They tonify Liver and Kidney yin without being sticky or cloying.

Source: Bensky, D. (2004). Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica. Seattle, WA: Eastland Press. pp. 838. [Q1144]