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Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan (Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet)

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet

Category
Formulas that Tonify
Subcategory
Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang
Ingredients
8 herbs
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  • Tonifies and warms Kidney Yang
  • Dispels Cold.
  • Drains damp and water accumulation and promotes urination.

Indications

  • Yang Deficiency Cold: Weakness and soreness in the lower back and knees, tenderness or tense feeling in the lower abdomen, a cold feeling in the lower half of the body, impotence, spermatorrhea, palpitations, clear and profuse urination possibly with incontinence, water retention, irritability with a difficulty or inability to lay down
  • Kidney Yang Deficiency with Damp and Water Accumulation: Wasting and Thirsting disorder with thirst and copious and frequent urination. Leg Qi with sore, weak, numb, and swollen lower limbs and difficulty walking.

Western Uses:

  • Diabetes Mellitus and Insipidus
  • Hyperaldosteronism
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Neurasthenia
  • Chronic Nephritis
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Asthma
  • Pulmonary Emphysema
  • Urinary Retention
  • Climacteric Syndromes

Ingredients

8 substances in Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan — each links to its full herb monograph.

Fu LingFu Ling9 gRegulate Water and Drain DampnessFu ZiFu Zi3 gWarm the Interior and Expel ColdGui ZhiGui Zhi3 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorMu Dan PiMu Dan Pi9 gCool the BloodShan YaoShan Yao12 gTonify QiShan Zhu YuShan Zhu Yu12 gAstringe, Stabilize, BindSheng Di HuangSheng Di Huang24 gCool the BloodZe XieZe Xie9 gRegulate Water and Drain Dampness

Preparation & dosage

Decoction. Shu Di Huang is commonly substituted for Sheng Di Huang.

Safety — read before use

As this formula is warming, it should be avoided in patients with Yin deficiency and dryness, empty heat, or fluid impairment.

  • Also, do not use in cases with Damp-Phlegm conditions presenting with a greasy tongue coat.

    • Originally Appeared In:

    • Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue)

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

    The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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