Ji Sheng Shen Qi Wan, Kidney Qi Pill from Formulas to Aid the Living, adds Chuan Niu Xi and Che Qian Zi to the Shen Qi Wan base. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that warm and tonify Yang.

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Actions and indications

Warms Yang and tonifies the Kidneys

Pattern: Kidney Yang deficiency with Water flooding; also Lung and Kidney Qi deficiency
Dislike of cold, cold hands and feet, and cold in the lower body
Low back pain and fatigue
Numbness
Tongue pale and swollen with tooth marks and a slippery white coat; pulse deep and wiry

Aids Water transformation, promotes urination and reduces edema

Urination scanty or difficult
Severe pitting edema of the legs
Abdominal distension

Modern uses

Edema
Edema of the feet
Edema during pregnancy
Ascites
Chronic nephritis
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Nephrotic syndrome
Kidney failure
Oliguria
Dysuria
Strangury
Enuresis
Urinary incontinence
Prostatic hypertrophy
Chronic prostatitis
Impotence
Infertility
Late menstruation
Diabetes mellitus
Hyperglycemia
Diabetic neuropathy
Hypothyroidism
Obesity
Cough
Chronic bronchitis
Asthma
Emphysema
COPD
Dyspnea
Abdominal fullness and distention
Low back pain
Osteoporosis
Fatigue
Intestinal tuberculosis
Chronic hepatitis

Modifications

Lung and Kidney Qi deficiency (combined with Sheng Mai San)

Hypothyroidism from Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency: + sha ren, + yin yang huo, + tu si zi

Weakness and fatigue from Qi deficiency (combined with Si Jun Zi Tang): + huang qi, + ren shen

Sore, painful upper and lower back: + du zhong, + gou qi zi

Abdominal fullness and swelling: + huang qi, + han fang ji

Impotence and other sexual dysfunction: + gui ban, + lu jiao shuang

Enlarged prostate with Qi deficiency: + dang shen, + huang qi, + bai zhu

Enlarged prostate with low back pain: + ba ji tian, + xu duan, + yin yang huo, + lu jiao, + bu gu zhi

Nephrotic syndrome: marked swelling: + sang bai pi, + bai mao gen

Nephrotic syndrome: poor appetite, full abdomen: + yi yi ren, + sha ren

Nephrotic syndrome with Fire from Kidney Yin deficiency: + zhi mu, + huang bai

Nephrotic syndrome: sores, red face and eyes (combined with Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin)

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Obesity (combined with Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang)
Badly depleted Yuan Qi: + hong shen, + lu rong, + xian mao, + yin yang huo
Scanty, dribbling urine and lower-limb edema with vaginal discharge: + lian zi, + qian shi

Pinyin

ji sheng shen qi wan

English Name

Kidney Qi Pill from Formulas to Aid the Living

ji sheng shen qi wan

About ji sheng shen qi wan

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Warms Yang and tonifies the Kidneys

Aids Water transformation, promotes urination and reduces edema

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

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