Sexual Health
Reasonable Tonifying Kidney, Detailed Explanation of Ancient traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations
For thousands of years, Chinese people have attached great importance to the health and wellness of the five organs (heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys), paying special attention to the role of tonifying the kidney in promoting longevity and prolonging life. Kidney stores essence, governs bones and generates marrow, which is the foundation of birth and closely related to the growth, development, and aging process of the human body.
The clinical manifestations of kidney deficiency are complex and can be roughly divided into two categories: kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency. Patients should select appropriate kidney tonics according to their own conditions, and reasonably use the following traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations.
Ancient Renal Tonifying Prescription
Guilingji
Gui Ling's collection of this formula is contained in "Collection and Verification of Good Prescriptions". The prescription is mainly made up of over 20 precious Chinese medicinal herbs, including ginseng, deer antler, pangolin, sparrow brain, etc. It has the effect of tonifying the kidneys and nourishing the vitality. It is a famous formula for nourishing life, promoting qi, and resisting aging. According to historical records, the reason for Emperor Qianlong's longevity is not only due to his frequent practice of martial arts and physical exercise, but also due to his frequent use of tonifying and nourishing drugs. The most commonly used tonic is Guilingji. Usage: Take orally twice, 1 time each time. 5 grams, taken with diluted saline solution.
Kidney Qi Pill
The Kidney Qi Pill is derived from the "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber". This product consists of dried rehmannia, Chinese yam, cornus officinalis, Alisma orientalis, Poria cocos, peony bark, cinnamon twigs, and processed aconite. Functional warming and tonifying of kidney yang, used for symptoms such as low back soreness and weak legs, cold limbs, urgency in the abdomen, unfavorable or frequent urination, phlegm and yin due to insufficient kidney yang. It can be used for chronic nephritis, diabetes, hypothyroidism, renal edema, prostatic hypertrophy, etc.
Ji Sheng Shen Qi Wan
Jisheng Shenqi Pill is made by adding Shenqi Pill, Achyranthes Bidentata and Plantago Seed, and increasing the amount of Poria cocos. It is derived from the "Jisheng Formula". This product has the function of tonifying the kidney and warming yang, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It is used for kidney deficiency, waist weight, edema, and poor urination. It can also be used for patients with chronic glomerulonephritis and upper symptoms.
Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan
The original formula of Jinsuo Gujing Pill originated from the "Collection of Medical Formulas". Composed of Shayuan Tribulus, Euryale, Lotus Beard, Dragon Bone, and Oyster. Divide the upper medicine into fine powder and paste it with lotus seed powder as a pill. For mild cases, take 6-9 grams each time, and for severe cases, take 10-18 grams each time, 2-3 times a day. Use light salt soup or warm water to send it down. Its function is to nourish kidney qi and solidify kidney essence. Indicating the syndrome of kidney deficiency and unstable essence. Symptoms include nocturnal discharge, slippery semen, weak waist and knees, tinnitus and deafness, limb soreness, dizziness, dizziness, mental fatigue, pale tongue, thin coating, and weak pulse. In addition to treating enuresis and slippery sperm, this formula can also treat chronic prostatitis, chronic kidney disease, chronic colitis, elderly urinary frequency, and pediatric enuresis.
Guirong Wan Ben
The original formula of Guirong Wan is recorded in the Ming Dynasty's "Shoushi Baoyuan". It is composed of ripe Rehmannia glutinosa, Huaishan yam, Cornus officinalis, White Poria cocos, Peony bark, Achyranthes bidentata, Angelica sinensis, Aconite, Deer antler, Alisma orientalis, Schisandra chinensis, Guangui, and other herbs. Refine various medicines (deer antler is made into a paste with wine), refine honey into pills, take 9 grams per pill, take 9 grams on an empty stomach each time, and take it with salt soup or warm wine. It has the effect of tonifying kidney yang and benefiting essence and blood.
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan comes from the lower part of the volume "Direct Formula of Pediatric Medicine Syndrome". It is composed of Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus officinalis, Chinese yam, Alisma orientalis, peony bark and Poria cocos. It has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidney, and is used for symptoms such as liver and kidney yin deficiency, waist and knee soreness, dizziness and tinnitus, night sweating and ejaculation, bone steaming and hot flashes, thirst reduction, tongue dryness and sore throat. It is now used for chronic nephritis, hypertension, pulmonary tuberculosis, neurasthenia, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, renal tuberculosis, functional uterine bleeding, malnutrition in children, malignant tumors and other patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency.
Prescription Yishou Cream
The prescription Yishou ointment is derived from the book "Good Tonifying for a Hundred Years Should Be Excess". Composed of Codonopsis pilosula, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Angelica sinensis, Red peony, White peony, Chinese date, Baiziren, Jujube bark, Polygonum multiflorum, Polygonatum officinalis, Eucommia ulmoides, Chinese yam, Amomum villosum, Huanglian, Guangmuxiang, Dipsacus, Astragalus membranaceus, Fish loach skewers, and Baimao roots. Decoct all the herbs together, remove the residue and extract the juice, concentrate and add honey. When collecting the cream, add turtle glue, deer glue, and Panax notoginseng powder, stir well to make it. Take 1 spoonful each time, 2-3 times a day, or soak in alcohol. This prescription has the effects of tonifying qi and blood, nourishing yin and kidney, nourishing the heart and mind, and strengthening the spleen and stomach.
Traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations for tonifying kidney yin include:
Zhibai Dihuang Wan
Composed of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Zhimu, and Huangbai. Its function is to nourish yin and reduce fire, used for bone steaming, hot flashes, tinnitus, nocturnal emission, night sweats, dry mouth and sore throat. Combined with Ningxinbao, it has a long-term therapeutic effect on consolidating pediatric nephrotic syndrome. It can also be used for consolidation treatment of pyelonephritis during the recovery period.
Usage: Xiaomi Pill: 6g per adult, 3 times daily; Half of children.
Maiwei Dihuang Oral Liquid
Composed of Liuwei Dihuang Wan, Maidong, and Schisandra. Its function is to nourish yin and nourish the lungs. Used for lung and kidney yin deficiency, hot flashes and night sweats, dizziness and tinnitus, soreness in the waist and knees, dry throat and coughing up blood, thirst reduction, and a large amount of hormones to treat yin deficiency hyperhidrosis caused by nephrotic syndrome.
Usage: Oral administration, 10 milliliters per dose for adults, 3 times daily; 10 milliliters per session for children, twice daily.
(Intern Editor: Liu Jinhao)