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Five-Seed Progeny Pill
五子衍宗丸 〔五子衍宗丸〕 wǔ zǐ yǎn zōng wán
Source: Zhèng Zhì Zhǔn Shéng 证治准绳
Alternate Chinese names: Wǔ zǐ wán (五子丸 Five-Seed Pill); Wǔ zǐ bǔ shèn wán (五子补肾丸 Five-Seed Kidney-Supplementing Pill)
Ingredients
- Tù sī zǐ (菟丝子 Cuscutae Semen, cuscuta [seed]) 240g
- Gǒu qǐ zǐ (枸杞子 Lycii Fructus, lycium [berry]) 240g
- Fù pén zǐ (覆盆子 Rubi Fructus, rubus [berry]) 160g
- Wǔ wèi zǐ (五味子 Schisandrae Fructus, schisandra [berry]) 30g
- Chē qián zǐ (车前子 Plantaginis Semen, plantago seed) 60g
Actions: Supplements the kidney and secures essence.
Indications: Kidney vacuity with signs such as seminal emission, impotence, premature ejaculation, and male infertility (seminal cold
) and female infertility.
Rationale: Tù sī zǐ and Gǒu qǐ zǐ supplement the kidney and boost essence. Fù pén zǐ and Wǔ wèi zǐ boost the kidney and secure essence. Chē qián cǎo is a balanced supplementing
formula. This formula is now also used to treat azoospermia and neurasthenia.
Notes: In Chinese, zǐ 子 means son
as well as seed,
so the formula name can also be understood to mean five sons to carry on (yǎn 衍) the ancestral line (zōng).
Similar: Dà bǔ yīn wán (大补阴丸 Major Yīn Supplementation Pill)
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