| Symptoms of Kidney Yang Deficiency | ||
| Male | Female | |
| Common Symptoms | Fear of cold, cold limbs, lower back and knee pain, frequent nighttime urination, clear and prolonged urination, pale complexion, hair loss and graying, dizziness, pale tongue with white coating. | |
| Differences | Impotence and premature ejaculation, prone to prostatitis. | Cold uterus leading to infertility, reduced reproductive capacity. |
Examples of Combined Treatments
❶、Gu Jing Bu Shen Wan (Solid Essence and Tonify Kidney Pill) + Gui Pi Ye (Restore the Spleen Decoction) + Vitamin C
Applicable Range: Kidney Yang deficiency leading to spleen and stomach weakness, poor appetite.
Recommendation: The combination warms and tonifies the spleen and kidney, benefits qi, and strengthens the spleen. Suitable for patients with cold intolerance and spleen-stomach weakness due to Kidney Yang deficiency.
❷、Gu Jing Bu Shen Wan + Jin Ge (Jin Ge Pill)
Applicable Range: Impotence and premature ejaculation due to Kidney Yang deficiency.
Recommendation: Gu Jing Bu Shen Wan can warm and tonify the kidney and spleen. For impotence and premature ejaculation caused by Kidney Yang deficiency, it can be combined with Jin Ge to treat erectile dysfunction, but long-term use of this medication should be avoided.
❸、Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan (Five Seed Pill) + Qian Lie Kang Jiao Nang (Prostate Health Capsule)
Applicable Range: Prostatitis due to Kidney Yang deficiency.
Recommendation: Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan, originating from a famous tonic formula in the Tang Dynasty, is known as the “First Formula for Seeds” and has the effect of tonifying the kidney and benefiting essence. When combined with Qian Lie Kang Jiao Nang, it can effectively improve chronic prostatitis with kidney deficiency, damp-heat, and blood stasis.
❹、Shen Bao He Ji (Kidney Treasure Formula) + Yao Shen Gao (Kidney Plaster) + Sheep Placenta Extract
Applicable Range: Lower back and knee pain due to Kidney Yang deficiency.
Recommendation: Shen Bao He Ji harmonizes yin and yang, warms and tonifies the kidney. Combined with external kidney tonifying medicine Yao Shen Gao, it can effectively treat kidney deficiency-related lower back and knee pain, muscle soreness, and nighttime urination.
Sheep placenta extract can tonify qi and nourish blood, benefiting essence and tonifying the kidney, making it a superior health supplement.
❺、Bu Shen Qiang Shen Pian (Kidney Strengthening Tablets) + Gui Fu Di Huang Wan (Cinnamon and Rehmannia Pill)
Applicable Range: Cold intolerance due to Kidney Yang deficiency.
Recommendation: Bu Shen Qiang Shen Pian strengthens the kidney. It is used for lower back soreness, weakness in the legs, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations. Gui Fu Di Huang Wan is mainly suitable for treating significant cold symptoms due to Kidney Yang deficiency. The combination can effectively treat cold intolerance caused by Kidney Yang deficiency.
❻、Gu Jing Bu Shen Wan + Bu Zhong Yi Qi He Ji (Tonify the Middle and Benefit Qi Decoction) + Xiang Sha Liu Jun Pian (Aromatic Sand Six Gentlemen Tablets)
Applicable Range: Fatigue and weakness due to Kidney Yang deficiency and spleen-stomach weakness.
Recommendation: Gu Jing Bu Shen Wan can warm and tonify the kidney and spleen, used for spleen and kidney deficiency with cold, poor appetite, and fatigue. Combined with Bu Zhong Yi Qi He Ji, it enhances the warming and tonifying effect on the kidney and spleen, and when taken with Xiang Sha Liu Jun Pian, it can effectively improve poor appetite and symptoms of spleen-stomach weakness.
❼、Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan (Golden Lock Solid Essence Pill) + Sheng Jing Pian (Essence Nourishing Tablets)
Applicable Range: Oligospermia or azoospermia due to Kidney Yang deficiency.
Recommendation: Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan can solidify the kidney and restrain essence, combined with Sheng Jing Pian to treat lower back and knee weakness, oligospermia, or azoospermia due to kidney deficiency.
❽、Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan (Golden Cabinet Kidney Qi Pill) + She Xiang Zhuang Gu Gao (Musk Bone Strengthening Plaster) + Ibuprofen Sustained Release Capsules
Applicable Range: Lower back and leg pain, dizziness, and fatigue due to Kidney Yang deficiency.
Recommendation: Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan warms and tonifies Kidney Yang, promotes qi and drains water. Combined with She Xiang Zhuang Gu Gao and Ibuprofen capsules, it can effectively relieve headaches, fatigue, and lower back and leg weakness due to Kidney Yang deficiency.
❾、Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan + You Gui Wan (Right Return Pill)
Applicable Range: Nocturnal emissions, fatigue, and lower back pain due to Kidney Yang deficiency.
Recommendation: Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan can solidify the kidney and restrain essence, while You Gui Wan mainly warms and tonifies Kidney Yang. The combination can effectively treat symptoms related to Kidney Yang deficiency.
Medicines for Tonifying Kidney Yang (Di Huang Wan Series)
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan： Kidney Qi Pill comes from “Jin Gui Yao Lue” and is referred to by Zhang Zhongjing as Cui Hua Ba Wei Wan.
It consists of Di Huang (Rehmannia), Shan Yao (Chinese Yam), Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus), Fu Ling (Poria), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan), Ze Xie (Alisma), Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig), Fu Zi (Aconite), Niu Xi (Achyranthes), and Che Qian Zi (Plantago Seed). This medicine has a balanced effect on tonifying Kidney Yang, while its effect on promoting qi and draining water is more pronounced.
Gui Fu Di Huang Wan： Warms and tonifies Kidney Yang. Used for Kidney Yang deficiency, lower back and knee coldness, difficulty or excessive urination, phlegm and cough.
This medicine is mainly suitable for significant cold symptoms due to Kidney Yang deficiency, characterized by cold intolerance and cold extremities, with a notably deep and tight pulse.
Ji Sheng Shen Qi Wan： Has the effect of warming the kidney, transforming qi, and promoting water metabolism. The formula includes Di Huang to nourish Kidney Yin, with a small amount of Rou Gui (Cinnamon) and Fu Zi (Aconite) to warm Yang and transform qi; Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao to tonify the liver and benefit the spleen, generating essence and blood.
Niu Xi nourishes Yin and benefits the kidney; Ze Xie and Fu Ling promote water metabolism and drain dampness, preventing the cloying nature of Di Huang; Dan Pi clears the liver and drains heat, while Che Qian Zi clears heat and drains dampness, with the four herbs balancing tonification and drainage.
Medicines for Tonifying Kidney Yang (Classic Chinese Patent Medicines)
| Medicine | Effect |
| You Gui Wan | Warms and tonifies Kidney Yang, fills essence and stops leakage. |
| Hai Gou Wan | Warms the kidney and assists Yang; not suitable for patients with colds or fever. |
| Si Shen Wan | Warms the kidney, disperses cold, and has the effect of astringing the intestines and stopping diarrhea. |
| Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan | As a tonic, it has the effect of tonifying the kidney and benefiting essence. |
| Gui Lu Bu Shen Wan | Tonifies the kidney, strengthens Yang, benefits qi and blood, and strengthens muscles and bones. |
| Zhi Bao San Bian Wan | Tonifies blood, generates essence, strengthens the brain, and tonifies the kidney. |
| Can Yong Bu Shen Jiao Nang | Used for lower back and knee weakness, and fatigue in the limbs due to Kidney Yang deficiency. |
| Suo Yang Bu Shen Jiao Nang | Tonifies the kidney, strengthens Yang, fills essence, and secures the truth. |
Medicines for Tonifying Kidney Yang (Chinese Herbal Pieces)
| Medicine | Effect |
| Hai Ma (Seahorse) | Strengthens the body, tonifies the kidney, and invigorates the channels. |
| Yin Yang Huo (Epimedium) | Tonifies Kidney Yang, strengthens bones, and dispels wind-dampness. |
| Tu Si Zi (Cuscuta Seed) | Has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidney, restraining essence, calming the fetus, improving vision, and stopping diarrhea. |
| Ba Ji Tian (Morinda Root) | Indicated for impotence, nocturnal emissions, cold uterus leading to infertility, irregular menstruation, lower abdominal cold pain, wind-damp pain, and weakness of muscles and bones. |
| Rou Cong Rong (Cistanche) | Known as “Desert Ginseng,” it tonifies Kidney Yang, benefits essence and blood, and moistens the intestines. |
| Lu Rong (Deer Antler Velvet) | Tonifies Kidney Yang, strengthens essence and blood, and nourishes marrow. |
Source: Combined Treatments
