Kidney-tonifying and aphrodisiac formulas: Fish maw seed pills, Zhiyougui pills, etc.

2026-04-29

Fish maw seed pills

[Ingredients]500g fish maw (stir-fried with oyster powder), angelica (washed with wine), epimedium, mutton fat, lotus stamen, cistanche (washed with wine), eucommia (stir-fried with salt water), dodder (soaked in wine), and astragalus complanatus, 240g each (mixed with 60g each of green salt, human milk, old wine, and children's urine, then lightly stir-fried), poria cocos (mixed with human milk), and wolfberry, 120g each, achyranthes bidentata (washed with wine) and psoralea corylifolia, 180g each (stir-fried with green salt water), 60g cinnamon, and 30g aconite.

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, mix with honey to form pills.

[Dosage] Take one pill each time (8 grams for water pills), once in the morning and once in the evening, with boiled water.

[Functions] Strengthens the body, invigorates Yang and replenishes fire, and astringes essence and strengthens the kidneys.

[Indications]For physical weakness, excessive indulgence in alcohol and sex, spermatorrhea, and impotence; or for men with cold sperm, kidney deficiency, and decline of primordial yang.

Yanqingwan

[Ingredients]20g each of Angelica sinensis, Cistanche deserticola, Dioscorea opposita, Lycium barbarum, Rehmannia glutinosa, and Rubus idaeus; 500g each of donkey-hide gelatin, walnut kernels, and Psoralea corylifolia; 240g of Cuscuta chinensis; 90g of Evodia rutaecarpa; 60g of Eucommia ulmoides; and 15g each of ginseng and Astragalus membranaceus.

[Preparation]Grind all ingredients into a very fine powder, mix with honey to form pills, each weighing 2 grams.

[Dosage] Take 1-2 pills each time, on an empty stomach with light salt water.

[Function] Nourishes the body and strengthens sperm production.

[Indications]For physical weakness, insufficient essence and qi, kidney deficiency and coldness, and hernia.

Shenrong Baibu Pills

[Ingredients]60g each of red ginseng and prepared rehmannia root, 18g of schisandra fruit, 30g of yam, 60g of cinnabar, 18g of Sichuan teasel root, 24g of euryale seed, 18g each of eucommia bark, polygala root, rosehip, and cypress seed powder, 9g of deer antler, 30g each of cornus fruit and tortoise shell, 18g each of peony bark, alisma rhizome, and poria cocos, 30g of jujube seed, 18g each of white peony root, oyster shell, and raspberry.

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into a very fine powder, mix with honey to form pills weighing 6 grams each.

[Dosage] Take one pill each time, on an empty stomach in the morning and evening, with light salt water.

[Functions] Replenishes Qi, strengthens Yang, and replenishes essence.

[Indications]Decreased libido, weakened vital energy, excessive worry, damage to spirit, night sweats and spermatorrhea.

And take two more pills.

[Ingredients] 90g ​​of Citrus reticulata peel, 60g of Achyranthes bidentata, 120g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 60g of Amomum villosum, 75g of Cornus officinalis, 45g of fossilized bone, 60g of lotus seed, 120g of deer antler glue, 75g of Chaenomeles speciosa, 30g of ginseng, 75g each of Lycium barbarum and Poria cocos, 60g of Pogostemon cablin, 75g of Eucommia ulmoides, 90g of Dioscorea opposita, and 30g of Aconitum carmichaelii.

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form small pills, the size of a paulownia seed.

[Dosage] Take 6 grams each time, 3 times a day, with plain water.

[Function] Warms and tonifies the spleen and kidneys.

[Indications]Spleen and kidney deficiency, poor appetite and loose stools, nocturnal emission, impotence, soreness and pain in the lower back and legs, shortness of breath and palpitations, cold limbs, fatigue and pale complexion.

Ginseng and Deer Antler Kidney Tonifying Pills

[Ingredients]60g each of Polygala tenuifolia, walnut, Cornus officinalis, and Morinda officinalis; 90g of Eucommia ulmoides; 60g each of Broussonetia papyrifera and Achyranthes bidentata; 90g of Dioscorea opposita; 30g of Cinnamomum cassia; 90g of Poria cocos; 60g of Aconitum carmichaelii; 30g of Aquilaria sinensis; 60g of Psoralea corylifolia; 90g of Rheum palmatum; 60g of Syzygium aromaticum; 90g of Cuscuta chinensis; 180g of Rehmannia glutinosa; 30g of Foeniculum vulgare; 60g each of deer antler slices and deer kidney; 30g of Epimedium brevicornu; 60g each of Platycladus orientalis seed powder and red ginseng; and 90g of Lycium barbarum.

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into a fine powder and make into honey pills weighing 6 grams each.

[Dosage] Take 6 grams each time, with water before meals.

[Functions] Replenishes Qi, nourishes blood, and strengthens Yang.

[Indications]Deficiency of Qi and Blood, emaciation and fatigue, loose stools and chronic diarrhea, shortness of breath and weakness, soreness and pain in the waist and legs, palpitations and forgetfulness, insomnia and fright, kidney deficiency and impotence, spontaneous ejaculation upon sexual intercourse, and thin and watery semen.

Guishen Pills

[Ingredients]240g Rehmannia glutinosa, 120g each of Dioscorea opposita, Cornus officinalis, and Poria cocos, 90g Angelica sinensis, 120g each of Lycium barbarum, Eucommia ulmoides (stir-fried with salt water), and Cuscuta chinensis (processed).

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into powder, mix with refined honey and prepared Rehmannia glutinosa paste, and make into pills the size of a tung seed.

[Dosage] Take more than one hundred pills each time, when hungry, or with boiling water or light salt water.

[Function] Nourishes Yin, benefits essence, and tonifies the kidneys.

[Indications]For symptoms such as kidney yin deficiency, depletion of essence and blood, soreness of the lower back and weak legs, haggard appearance, seminal emission and impotence.

Five Waist Pills

[Ingredients]180g each of wolfberry and eucommia bark, 90g each of morinda root, raspberry, Sichuan teasel root, angelica root, achyranthes root, fleeceflower root, cynomorium fruit, aconite root, dodder seed, rosehip, privet fruit, curculigo root, cistanche, fennel, and psoralea fruit, 66g of dried ginger, 60g each of cinnamon and cypress bark, 135g of prepared rehmannia root, 70g of polygala root, 45g of clove, and 1 each of deer kidney, chicken kidney, pork kidney, and beef kidney.

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form small pills the size of a paulownia seed.

[Dosage] Take 6 grams each time, with light salt water as a guide, twice a day, on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.

[Functions] Nourishes Yin and tonifies the kidneys, invigorates Yang and strengthens the heart.

[Indications]Indications for deficiency of heart and kidney, impotence, seminal emission and premature ejaculation, scrotal dampness, lower back and abdominal pain, sallow complexion and emaciation, weakness of limbs, etc.

Zhuangyang San Shen Wan

[Ingredients]120g Rehmannia glutinosa, 60g each of tortoise shell and Angelica sinensis, 90g Lycium barbarum, 60g each of deer antler glue and Cistanche deserticola, 90g each of Schisandra chinensis and Aconitum carmichaelii, 60g Dipsacus asper, 45g Achyranthes bidentata, 60g each of Allium tuberosum seed, Cuscuta chinensis seed, and Psoralea corylifolia, 90g Rubus idaeus, 30g each of Ostrea gigas and Chaenomeles speciosa, 60g Rosa laevigata, 90g Astragalus membranaceus (processed), 120g Polygonatum odoratum, 30g each of longan, licorice root (processed), and cinnamon, 45g Eucommia ulmoides, 60g Cornus officinalis, 90g Poria cocos, 1 donkey kidney, 1 dog kidney, 1 deer kidney, and 1 pair of seahorses.

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, then mix with honey to form pills.

[Dosage] 6 grams per dose.

[Function] Nourishes the kidneys and waist, and strengthens essence and yang.

[Indications]Impotence, premature ejaculation.

Seahorse Three Kidney Pills

[Ingredients]One seal kidney, one black donkey kidney, one sika deer kidney, one pair of seahorses, one pair of geckos (heads removed), 180g of prepared rehmannia root, 120g of walnut kernels, 60g each of blood deer antler, aconite root slices, ginseng, Chinese yam, and mantis egg case, 30g each of cloves, cinnamon bark, purple chrysanthemum, and leek seeds, 60g of cornelian cherry, and 30g each of raspberry, wolfberry, cistanche, morinda root, psoralea, epimedium, dodder seed cake, curculigo, cnidium, cubeb, star anise, and fennel.

[Preparation] Dry the three kidneys, seahorse, and flounder separately using a new tile, grind them into powder, and then grind them together with the other herbs into a fine powder. Make pills the size of a paulownia seed with refined honey.

[Dosage] Take 6 grams three times a day, in the morning, noon and evening, with light salt water.

[Functions]It tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang, replenishes essence and marrow, invigorates primordial yang, promotes sperm production, darkens hair, strengthens the body, and has the function of nourishing the original qi and promoting transformation.

[Indications]Impotence, premature ejaculation, nocturnal emission, kidney deficiency and lower back pain, excessive sexual activity.

Zengjing Bushen Wan (a traditional Chinese medicine)

[Ingredients]60g dodder seed, 15g schisandra fruit, 30g each of wolfberry, dendrobium, prepared rehmannia root, raspberry, paper mulberry fruit, cistanche, plantain seed, and agarwood, and 15g rock salt.

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into a very fine powder, mix with honey to form pills, each weighing 6 grams.

[Dosage] Take one pill each time, with light salt water.

[Function] Helps the kidneys and increase essence, strengthens and nourishes the body.

[Indications]Kidney deficiency, impotence, nocturnal emission, dizziness, lower back pain, weakness of muscles and bones, fatigue of limbs, general weakness, etc.

Herbal Rejuvenation Pill

[Ingredients]500g Cornus officinalis (soaked in wine, flesh removed), 250g Psoralea corylifolia (soaked in wine for one day, dried), 120g Angelica sinensis, 3g Musk.

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

[Dosage] Take one pill each time, before bedtime, with wine or salt water.

[Function] Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens essence.

[Indications]For deficiency of primordial yang and vital energy, this medicine can consolidate essence and strengthen the spirit, thus prolonging life and continuing offspring.

Official Herbal Elixir

[Ingredients]120g Sichuan pepper (seeds removed, stir-fried until sweating), 60g Poria cocos, 90g Rehmannia glutinosa, 120g Atractylodes macrocephala (soaked in rice water), 30g processed Aconitum carmichaelii, 90g Dioscorea opposita, 60g fennel (stir-fried with salt water), 30g roasted licorice root.

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into a fine powder and mix with honey to form pills.

[Dosage] Take 9 grams each time on an empty stomach, with warm wine or light salt water.

[Functions] Strengthens muscles and bones, invigorates qi and blood, benefits essence and marrow, and strengthens teeth.

[Indications]Overwork, kidney deficiency, yang deficiency in the elderly, constipation, etc.

Qiankun Seed Pill

[Ingredients]Angelica sinensis 80g, Cornus officinalis and deer antler glue 60g each, Lycium barbarum, Polygala tenuifolia, Cnidium monnieri, Paeonia lactiflora (processed with wine) and Poria cocos 40g each, Syzygium aromaticum and Aconitum carmichaelii 20g each, Cyperus rotundus 50g, Os draconis 30g, Citrus reticulata peel 50g, Ostrea gigas, Chaenomeles speciosa, Eucommia ulmoides, Alisma plantago-aquatica and Achyranthes bidentata 30g each.

[Preparation] Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, then mix with honey to form pills.

[Dosage] Take 6 grams each time, with rice wine.

[Functions] Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang, regulates menstruation and promotes fertility.

[Indications]Kidney deficiency, impotence, seminal emission, nocturnal emission, and leukorrhea.

Astragalus pills

[Ingredients]Astragalus membranaceus, ginseng, dendrobium, cinnamon bark, cistanche deserticola (soaked in wine overnight, peeled), deer antler, prepared rehmannia root, dodder seed (soaked in wine for 3 days and dried), yangqi stone (soaked in wine for half a day, water-milled and ground), eucommia bark, stalactite powder, poria cocos, cibotium barometz, red ochre, yam, aconite, schisandra chinensis, cnidium monnieri, licorice root, morinda officinalis, atractylodes macrocephala, dipsacus asper, alisma plantago-aquatica, 30g each.

[Preparation] The above 24 herbs are crushed and ground into powder, then mixed with the powder to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

[Dosage] Take 30 pills on an empty stomach in the morning and evening, with warm wine.

[Functions] Tonifies Qi and strengthens the spleen, nourishes the kidneys and astringes essence.

[Indications]For general weakness and fatigue, wind-cold and emaciation, cold pain in the waist and knees, yin excess and yang deficiency, impotence, nocturnal emission and weakness, reduced appetite and irregular bowel movements.

Cuscuta pills

[Ingredients]900g of dodder seed (soaked in wine for 3 days, mashed and dried), 90g each of fennel seed and rock salt.

[Preparation] Grind the above three herbs into powder, soak them in wine and boil them to make paste into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

[Dosage] Take 20-30 pills each time, with warm wine on an empty stomach.

[Function] Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang.

[Indications]Kidney Qi deficiency, impotence, and lower back pain and weakness.

Deer Antler Pill

[Composition]5 parts each of deer antler, dendrobium, yam, ginseng, saposhnikovia, white horse penis, dried rehmannia, dodder seed, and cnidium fruit; 4 parts each of eucommia bark, alisma rhizome, cornus fruit, red ochre, and dried ginger; 6 parts each of achyranthes root, schisandra fruit, and morinda root; 7 parts of cistanche; 3 parts each of polygala root and strychnos root; and 2 parts of aconite root.

[Preparation] Grind the above 21 herbs into powder, and make into honey pills the size of a paulownia seed.

[Dosage] Take 30 pills daily with warm wine, twice a day.

[Functions] Nourishes the heart and lungs, tonifies the liver and kidneys, replenishes essence and blood, and strengthens muscles and bones.

[Indications]Deficiency of heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, insufficient essence and blood, shortness of breath, sore waist, impotence, and weakness.

Changchun Zhibao Dan

[Ingredients]1 black donkey kidney (cooked in good wine, sliced ​​thinly, dried on a new tile, and ground into powder), 60g of Cistanche deserticola, 7 boiled eggs (dried on a new tile with shells, but not burnt), 5 pairs of yellow dog kidneys (cooked in wine, sliced, and dried), 90g of wild rosehips (dried), 240g of wolfberries (dried), 90g of ginseng (ground into powder), 1 large turtle head (placed on a new tile and roasted over a strong charcoal fire, but not burnt), 120g of male silkworm moths (dried), 100 pigeon eggs (cooked in wine and dried), 120g of leek seeds (dried), 60g of rock salt, 1 piece of Psoralea corylifolia 80g, Achyranthes bidentata and Poria cocos 60g each, Rubus idaeus 90g, Dendrobium nobile 120g (dried), Angelica sinensis 60g, Acanthopanax senticosus (dried) and Broussonetia papyrifera 90g each, Cuttlebone gelatin 240g (stir-fried with litharge), Cornus officinalis 120g, Rehmannia glutinosa (stir-fried with litharge) and Polygala tenuifolia 60g each, Polygonum multiflorum 600g (steamed), Eucommia ulmoides (stir-fried with mutton fat), Sesamum indicum (stir-fried), Astragalus complanatus (stir-fried), and Antelope horn 120g each, Morinda officinalis 60g (dried), Cervus nippon antler 120g (sliced ​​and roasted), Epimedium brevicornu 50g (stir-fried), and Alpinia oxyphylla 90g (stir-fried).

[Preparation] Grind the above 36 ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey and fish glue to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

[Dosage] Take 9 grams three times a day, morning, noon and evening, with wine. Do not continue taking it after 3 months.

[Functions] Nourishes the kidneys and strengthens essence, warms the kidneys and assists yang, replenishes qi and nourishes blood, strengthens muscles and bones, improves intelligence and calms the mind.

[Indications]For middle-aged and elderly people with deficiency of both kidney yin and yang, soreness and pain in the lower back and knees, premature graying of hair, impotence, decreased energy, and blurred vision.

Bajitian Pill

[Ingredients]60g each of Morinda officinalis (without the core) and Chrysanthemum morifolium, 45g of Rehmannia glutinosa (roasted), 30g each of Lycium barbarum and Zanthoxylum bungeanum (without the wood and closed ones, stir-fried until they sweat), and 15g of Aconitum carmichaelii (roasted until cracked and the skin and navel removed).

[Preparation] Grind the above 6 herbs into powder, then make into pills the size of a paulownia seed with refined honey.

[Dosage] Take 15 pills each time, on an empty stomach with warm wine or salt water.

[Functions]Warms the primordial yang, tonifies the liver and kidneys.

[Indications]For middle-aged and elderly people with yin and yang deficiency, premature graying of hair, dizziness, impotence and seminal emission.

Five Blessings Longevity Pill

[Ingredients]9g each of agarwood and costus root, 60g of schisandra fruit (lightly stir-fried), 90g of dodder seed (soaked in wine), 120g of cistanche, 60g each of asparagus root and morinda root (without the core), 90g of eucommia bark (stir-fried), 60g of yam, deer antler (fried with ghee), plantain seed (stir-fried), acorus tatarinowii, alisma plantago-aquatica, polygala tenuifolia, red ochre, poria cocos, raw rehmannia root (washed and baked), prepared rehmannia root (washed and baked), wolfberry, ginseng, cornus officinalis (without the black kernel), raspberry, apricot kernel (peeled, stir-fried, and ground separately), arborvitae seed (lightly stir-fried), angelica sinensis (soaked in wine and dried), achyranthes bidentata, and chinaberry fruit, 30g each, and 23g of Sichuan pepper (without the seeds).

[Preparation] Grind the above medicine into a fine powder, make into pills with refined honey, the size of a paulownia seed.

[Dosage] Take 30-50 pills each time on an empty stomach, with warm wine.

[Functions] Nourishes the kidneys and heart, strengthens the spleen and lungs, and invigorates the liver.

[Indications]For general weakness and fatigue, and male impotence.

Liuhe San

[Ingredients]30g each of Evodia rutaecarpa, Cistanche deserticola, Morinda officinalis, Foeniculum vulgare, Psoralea corylifolia, and rock salt.

[Preparation] Grind the above 6 herbs into a fine powder.

[Dosage] Use 6-9 grams each time, with one pair of pig kidneys (or sheep kidneys). Remove the odor, put the powdered medicine inside, wrap it in several layers of damp paper, bake it over charcoal until cooked, and take it on an empty stomach with warm yellow wine, or it can be steamed or boiled with wine.

[Functions] Replenishes essence and marrow, benefits the kidneys and strengthens essence, invigorates yin and yang.

[Indications]Deficiency of both kidneys, soreness and pain in the lower back and spine, weakness in both legs, coldness in the lower body, impotence and sweating, weakness and atrophy of the legs and knees, and difficulty in walking.

Yougui Pill

[Ingredients]240g Rehmannia glutinosa, 120g each of Dioscorea opposita, Cornus officinalis, Lycium barbarum, Cuscuta chinensis, Eucommia ulmoides, and deer antler glue, 90g Angelica sinensis, 60g each of Aconitum carmichaelii and Cinnamomum cassia.

[Preparation] Grind the above 9 herbs into powder, and make into honey pills the size of bullets.

[Dosage] Take two or three pills each time on an empty stomach with warm water.

[Functions] Tonifies the liver and kidneys, warms the primordial yang.

[Indications]Deficiency of kidney yang, insufficiency of essence and blood, qi deficiency and fatigue, aversion to cold and cold limbs, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, impotence and seminal emission.

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