Zan Yu Dan

(Special Pill to Aid Fertility)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Tonify the Qi

Actions:

• Tonifies and warms the Kidneys

Indications:

• Infertility, impotence, lethargy and listlessness, weak and aching lower back, pale complexion

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Submerged thin pulse

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• This section is being researched, and is not completed.
• This formula contains one or more toxic substances (while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity).

Preparation Notes:

• Pills. Grind all ingredients into an even powder and use honey to form into pills.
• Take 3-9 grams, 2 times a day
• To prepare as a decoction, reduce dosages appropriately

Originally Appeared In:

• Collected Treatises of Jing Yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Spleen, Heart, Kidneys, Liver, Large Intestine, Lungs, Stomach

Substances in this Formula (14 Total):

	Fu Zi (Processed Aconite) Qty: 60 grams Chan: HT, KI, SP Prop: Spicy, Hot, Toxic Latin: Radix Lateralis Praeparatus Aconiti Carmichaeli Cat: Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
	Rou Gui (Inner Brack or Saigon Cinnamon) Qty: 60 grams Chan: HT, KI, LIV, SP Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Hot Latin: Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae Cat: Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
	Rou Cong Rong (Fleshy Stem of the Broomrape) Qty: 120 grams Chan: LI, KI Prop: Sweet, Salty, Warm Latin: Herba Cistanchis Deserticolae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Ba Ji Tian (Morinda Root) Qty: 120 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Warm Latin: Morindae Officinalis Radix Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Yin Yang Huo (Aerial Parts of Epimedium) Qty: 120 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Warm Latin: Herba Epimedii Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Seeds) Qty: 60 grams Chan: KI, SP Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Fructus Cnidii Monnieni Cat: Substances for External Application
	Jiu Cai Zi (Chinese Leek/Onion Seed) Qty: 120 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Warm Latin: Semen Allii Tuberosi Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Xian Mao (Golden Eye Grass Rhizome) Qty: 120 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Spicy, Hot, Toxic Latin: Rhizoma Curculiginis Orchioidis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Shan Zhu Yu (Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit, Cornus) Qty: 120 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Sour, Slightly Warm Latin: Fructus Corni Officinalis Cat: Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
	Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark) Qty: 120 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Sweet, Slightly Spicy, Warm Latin: Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Shu Di Huang (Chinese Foxglove Root, Steamed with Water or Alcohol, Rehmannia) Qty: 240 grams Chan: LIV, KI, (HT) Prop: Sweet, Slightly Warm Latin: Processed Radix Rehmanniae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root) Qty: 180 grams Chan: HT, LIV, SP Prop: Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Radix Angelicae Sinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Gou Qi Zi (Chinese Wolfberry Fruit, Matrimony Vine Fruit) Qty: 180 grams Chan: LIV, LU, KI Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Fructus Lycii Chinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes Rhizome) Qty: 240 grams Chan: SP, ST Prop: Bitter, Sweet, Warm Latin: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi

References

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition) - Qiao Yi

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article) - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition) - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition) - Max Wichtl

Only use Chinese herbs or formulas under the direct care and supervision of a licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist. Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.