hai gou shen

Name: hai gou shen
Creator: Bencao Index

海狗肾·Testes et Penis Callorhini

ursine seal’s testes and penis

About hai gou shen

Hai Gou Shen (海狗肾) is the testes and penis of the fur seal, recorded as Testes et Penis Callorhini. It enters the Kidney channel alone, and the catalogue files it among the substances that tonify Yang.

Names

Pinyin	hai gou shen
Chinese	海狗肾
Latin Name	Testes et Penis Callorhini
English Name	ursine seal’s testes and penis

Classification

Category: Tonify Yang
Channels: Kidney

Actions and indications

Warms the Kidneys and tonifies Yang

Kidney Yang deficiency
Impotence or other sexual problems
Premature ejaculation
Weak lower back and knees from Kidney deficiency

Nourishes Essence and marrow

Deficient Kidney Essence and marrow

Cautions

contraindication Yin deficiency with Heat, or Excess Fire; hot, salty Yang tonics are traditionally unsuited to them. This is the general rule for the category, stated outright for the related Gou Shen, rather than a documented caution for this substance
caution A protected marine mammal product: US federal law (the Marine Mammal Protection Act) bars taking, possessing, transporting or selling marine mammal parts without a permit, with fines and possible imprisonment for violations. Separate US fur seal legislation also protects the Northern fur seal