Ju He Wan, Tangerine Seed Pill, is Ju He, Jin Ling Zi, Mu Xiang, Tao Ren, Yan Hu Suo, Rou Gui, Mu Tong, Hou Po, Zhi Shi, Hai Zao, Kun Bu and Hai Dai. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that promote the movement of Qi.

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Amount

30 g

30 g

15 g

30 g

15 g

15 g

15 g

15 g

15 g

30 g

30 g

30 g

Actions and indications

Promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain

Hernial disorder (shan qi) from Cold-Damp entering the Liver channel
Qi stagnating in the Small Intestine
Swollen testicle, usually on one side, with colicky pain reaching up to the navel
Distention and pain of the lower abdomen, sometimes spreading to the lower spine; tenesmus
Scrotum that feels heavy and distended; worse with cold and better with warmth
Coat white, or greasy and white; pulse deep and taut, or deep and wiry

Softens hardness and dissipates nodules

Scrotum swollen and stone-hard
Masses in the scrotum, or in the breast

Warms and opens the passage of Yang Qi

Yellow fluid seeping from the scrotum
Abscess or ulceration

Modern uses

Hernia
Hydrocele
Orchitis
Testitis
Varicocele
Breast fibroadenoma
Breast lumps
Prostatic hypertrophy
Testicular tuberculosis
Epididymitis
Blocked fallopian tubes
Tunica vaginalis disorders
Thyroid adenoma
Infertility

Modifications

Stronger action: + xi sha

To drain Damp more effectively: + ze xie, + fu ling, + zhu ling

Marked stasis of Blood, painful: + san leng, + e zhu

Intense pain from marked Cold: + rou gui, + mu xiang

Damp-Cold turning to Heat: red, swollen scrotum or yellow seeping fluid, with scanty dark urine: + che qian zi, + ze xie, + tu fu ling, − rou gui

Damp-Cold turning to Heat, alternative as listed: + xiao hui xiang, + wu zhu yu

Damp-Cold turned to Heat, Heat severe: + che qian zi, + ze xie, + tu fu ling, + huang qin, + huang bai, + long dan cao, − rou gui

Severe pain: + dang gui, + chuan niu xi

Goiters, single or several, smooth and painless, from stagnant Qi and Phlegm: + xiang fu, + zhe bei mu, − mu tong, − chuan lian zi

Goiters from stagnant Qi and Phlegm, alternative as listed: + huang bai, + long dan cao, − rou gui

Breast nodules on one or both sides, round or oval, smooth or lumpy: + mai ya, + chen pi, − mu tong

Infertility (combined with Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan)

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Enlarged prostate with severe Blood stasis: + e zhu, + san leng
Enlarged prostate with Damp-Heat: + che qian zi, + ze xie, + tu fu ling, − rou gui
Enlarged prostate, more Heat: + huang qin, + long dan cao, + huang bai
Enlarged prostate, marked Cold: + rou gui, + wu zhu yu, + xiao hui xiang
Enlarged prostate, Qi deficient: + huang qi
Enlarged prostate with bacterial prostatitis: + pu gong ying, + bai jiang cao, + lian qiao
Enlarged prostate, blood in the urine: + xiao ji, + bai mao gen, + pu huang
Enlarged prostate, Kidney deficient: + gou qi zi, + xu duan, + tu si zi
Hernia from Phlegm-Heat (combined with Long Dan Xie Gan Tang)
Painful hernia, Phlegm with marked stagnant Blood: + san leng, + e zhu
Hernia from Phlegm and stagnant Blood, Phlegm predominating: + mu li, + xuan shen, + zhe bei mu
Hernia from Phlegm and stagnant Blood with Heat: + tu fu ling, + long dan cao, + huang bai, + huang qin, − rou gui

Cautions

contraindication Soft swellings of the scrotum or elsewhere

contraindication Acute red, hot, infected or ulcerated swelling, or clear Heat signs: its warming herbs such as Rou Gui would add Heat

caution Once swellings have ulcerated, suitable topical treatment is needed as well, or instead

caution A moving, dispersing formula: reassess before long-term use once the acute pattern has settled

pregnancy Only with professional guidance, because of the Blood-moving Tao Ren and Yan Hu Suo and the warming Rou Gui

Pinyin

ju he wan

English Name

Tangerine Seed Pill

ju he wan

About ju he wan

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain

Softens hardness and dissipates nodules

Warms and opens the passage of Yang Qi

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

Preparation

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