Shenqi Wan
(Pill for Invigorating Kidney Qi)
Source: Jingui Yaolue ( Synopsis of Prescrip-
ions of the Golden Cabinet).
Ingredients:
No. 1 Shengdihuang (Radix Rehmanniae) 240 g;
No.2 Shanyao (Rhizorna Dioscoreae) 120 g;
No. 3 Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni) 120 g;
No. 4 Zexie (Rhizowa Alismatis) 90 g~
No. 5 Fuling (Poria) 90 g;
No. 6 Mudanpi (Cortex Mo~tan Radicis) 90 g;
No. 7 Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi) 30 g;
No. 8 Fuzi (RadixAconiti) 30 g.
Administration. Grind the above drugs into fine
powder and mix up with honey to make pills; take 6 g each
time and twice daily with warm boiled water or light salty
water. Or prepare them into decoction with dosages in
proportion to the original recipe.
Actions: Warming and invigorating kidney-yang.
Clinical Application: This recipe is indicated for
syndrome of deficiency of kidney-yang marked by soreness
and weakness of the waist and knees, cold feeling in the
lower body, contracture of the lower abdomen, dysuria or
polynria, pale and large tongue, feeble pulse with deep
and faint chi pulse, as well as phlegm-retention, edema,
diabetes, beriberi and dysuria with lower abdominal colic.
It is applicable to chronic nephritis, nephrogenic edema,
diabetes, hypothyroidism, neurosism, hypoadrenocorti-
cism, recurrence of bronchial asthma, menopausal syn-
drome and others, which pertain to deficiency of kidney-
yang. Presently the prepared form of the first ingredient
is often used clinically. Ingredient No. 7 may be replaced
with Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi), aiming to enhance
the effect of warming yang. In case of severe edema, add
Cheqianzi ( Semen Plantaginis ) and Niuxi (Radix Achy-
ranthis Bidentatae) to promote diuresis and relieve ede-
ma, forming another recipe entitled Jiawei Shenqi Wan. If
concomitant with sexual impotence, add Yinyanghuo
(Herba Epimedii ) , Buguzhi ( Furctus Psoraleae ) and
Bajitian (Radix Morindae Officinalis ) to strengthen
kidney-yang. kidney-yang. Ingredients No. 8 and No. 7 are monarch
drugs with the effects of warming and invigorating kidney-
yang. The first three ingredients function as minister
drugs to nourish kidney-yin. The combination of monarch
and minister drugs is meant to warm kidney-yang while
nourishing kidney-yin so as to enhance the former's
effect. Since the recipe consists of less ingredients for in-
vigorating yang than those for nourishing yin, it can
slightly generate fire so as to activate kidney-qi. Used as
adjuvant drugs, ingredients No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 can
promote diuresis and blood circulation on the one hand,
and prevent tonics from generating dampness on the oth-
er. The combined application of all ingredients, which are
warm but not dry and tonic but not induce dampness, acti-
vates kidney-yang and healthy qi so that all symptoms are
relieved.
Cautions: This recipe is contraindicated for patients
with dry throat and mouth, reddened tongue and little
fur.

Here is another Recioe for Kidney Yang

Yougui Wan
( Pill for Reinforcing Kidney-yang)
Source: Jingyue Quanshu (Complete Works of
Zhang Jingyue ).
Ingredients:
No. 1 Shudihuang ( Rhizorna Rehmanniae Pra-
eparatae) 240 g;
No. 2 Chaoshanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Praepara-
tae) 120 g;
No. 3 Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni) 90 g;
No. 4 Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii) 120 g;
No. 5 Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae) 120 g;
No. 6 Lujiaojiao (Colla Comus Cervi) (parched into
pearls) 120 g;
No. 7 Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae) 120 g;
No. 8 Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 90 g;
No. 9 Rougui ( Cortex Cinnamomi) 60 g;
No. 10 Zhifuzi (Radix Aconiti Praeparatae) 60 g.
Administration: Make the first ingredient into
paste after steamed and grind the rest into fine powder;
then make the powder into boluses by mixing it with hon-
ey; take 9 g each time and twice daily with warm boiled
water or with light salty water. Or make into decoction
with dosages in proportion to the original recipe.
Actions. Warming and enriching kidney-yang, and
replenishing essence and marrow.
Clinical Application: This recipe is indicated for
syndrome of insufficient kidney-yang and decline of fire in
mingmen, marked by qi deficiency and mental fatigue
from senility or protracted diseases, aversion to cold and
cold limbs, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees,
or infertility due to yang deficiency, pale tongue with
whitish fur, deep and slow pulse. It is applicable to ne-
phrotic syndrome, senile osteoporosis, infertility from
spermacrasia, anemia, leukopenia and others, which be-
long to kidney-yang deficiency. If concomitant with semi-
nal emission, add Buguzhi (Fructws Psorateae ) and
Yizhiren (Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae) to consolidate
the kidney and prevent emission. In case of sexual impo-
tence, add Bajitian (Radix Morindae Officinalis) and
Yinyanghuo (Herba Epimedii) to activate kidney-yang.
In case of mental fatigue due to qi deficiency, add Rensh-
en (Radix Ginseng) to reinforce the primordial qi. If
concomitant with poor appetite and loose stool due to defi-
ciency of the spleen and stomach, add Ganjiang (Rhizo-
ma Zingiberis ) and Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Mac-
rocephalae) to warm the middle-energizer and improve
the function of the spleen.
Elucidation: The syndrome is caused by kidney
yang deficiency and decline of fire in mingmen, and should
be treated by warming and activating kidney-yang and
replenishing kidney essence. Ingredients No. 10, No. 9
and No. 6 can greatly invigorate kidney-yang and function
as monarch drugs. Ingredients No. 1, No. 3, No. 4 and
No. 2 act as minister drugs, which nourish kidney-yin,
reinforce the liver and spleen, and replenish kidney es-
sence. Used as adjuvant drugs, ingredients No. 5 and No.
7 bear the effects of invigorating kidney-yang and
strengthening waist and knees, while No. 8 has the func-
tion of nourishing and regulating blood. All in compatibili-
ty achieves tonic effect without any purgative effect, and
activates kidney-yang while nourishing kidney-yin. This
recipe possesses a drastic effect of activating kidney-yang
and replenishing kidney essence.
Cautions: This recipe is very likely to generate
dampness, and therefore should not be used by patients
with kidney deficiency and dampness.