HERB FORMULAS

ZAN YU DAN - 赞育丹 - SPECIAL PILL TO AID FERTILITY

English: Special Pill to Aid Fertility
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 6g Warms Ming Men Fire and assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang.
With Rou Gui, for Deficiency of Ming Men Fire with impotence or infertility.
With Rou Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Kidney Yang Deficiency with waning of Ming Men Fire with aversion to Cold, a weak and sore back and legs, impotence and urinary frequency.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Yang Deficiency with a Cold, painful abdomen, vomiting and watery diarrhea.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 6g Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart, strengthens Yang and Ming Men Fire and assists in the generation of Qi and Blood.
With Zhi Fu Zi, powerfully tonifies Kidney Yang, for Kidney Yang Deficiency with lower back pain and weakness in the legs and knees.
With Zhi Fu Zi, Shui Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong 12g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens the Yang,
benefits Jing and marrow and warms the Womb.
With Du Zhong and Ba Ji Tian, for deficient Kidney induced pain and weakness in the lower back with a feeling of weakness in the sinews and bones.
With Ba Ji Tian, tonifies Yang without injuring Yin.
With Yin Yang Huo, for decreased sexual desire.
Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian 12g Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang.
With Rou Gui, Yin Yang Huo and Zhi Fu Zi, for impotence or infertility associated with waning of Ming Men Fire.
Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo 12g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang and increases the libido.
With Xian Mao, for chills, impotence with cold sperm, cold extremities and infertility.
Fr. Cnidii She Chuang Zi 6g Warms and tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang.
With Rou Gui, Ba Ji Tian and Rou Cong Rong, for impotence or infertility due to waning of the Ming Men Fire.
Sm. Allii Tuberosi Jiu Cai Zi 12g Supplements the Liver, warms the Kidneys, fortifies Yang and astringes Jing.
Rz. Curculiginis Xian Mao 12g Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang.
With Du Zhong, for impotence, spermatorrhea and weakness and pain in the lower back and legs.
with Yin Yang Huo and Ba Ji Tian, for impotence.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 12g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens Kidney Yang, stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding.
With Shu Di Huang, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di HUang, for Night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong 12g Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver, strengthens the sinews and bones, aids the smooth flow of Qi and Blood and tonifies Kidney Yang.
With Zhi Fu Zi, Yin Yang Huo and Rou Gui, for cold legs and intolerance of Cold.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 24g Nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 18g Tonifies, activates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold.
Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi 18g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and Yin and benefits Jing.
With Shu Di HUang, for Liver and Kidney Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang, Rou Gui, Shan Zhu Yu and Zhi Fu Zi, for Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 24g Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi Dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms and tonifies the Kidneys

SYNDROMES

  • Deficiency of Ming Men Fire
  • Cold and Deficiency of Essential Qi

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Impotence
  • Infertility
  • Listlessness
  • Lack of Spirit
  • Weakness and aching of the low back
  • A pale, shiny complexion
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Deep and thready

TREATS

  • Impotence
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Low sperm count

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For a stronger effect in treating infertility: For a stronger effect in treating impotence:
+ Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
+ Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong + Poria Fu Ling
+ Scolopendra Wu Gong
For impotence, infertility, hypothyroidism, low sperm count and general debility due to Kidney Yang Deficiency:    
   
   
- Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong    
- Fr. Cnidii She Chuang Zi    
- Sm Allii Tuberosi Jiu Cai Zi    
- Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu    
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui    
- Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu    
   
+ 24g Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi    
+ 12g Fr. Rubi Fu Pen Zi    
+ 30g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi    
+ 30f Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong    
   
+ 30g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao