Zan Yu Dan  赞育丹
Special Pill to Aid Fertility

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Collected Treaties of Jing Yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu)

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Fu Zi (Aconite)

Aconitum carmichaeli

Rou Gui (Cinnamon)

Cinnamomi Cassiae

60 grams ea.

Rou Cong Rong (Broomrape)

Cistanches Deserticolae

Ba Ji Tian (Morinda)

Morindae Officinalis

Yin Yang Huo (Epimedium)

Epimedium sagittatum

120 grams ea.

She Chuang Zi (Cnidium seed)

Cnidium monnieri

60 grams

Jiu Zi (Chinese Leek seed)

Allium tuberosum

Xian Mao (Curculigo)

Curculigo orchioides

Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus)

Cornus officinalis

Du Zhong (Eucommia)

Eucommia ulmoides

120 grams ea.

Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia)

Rehmannia glutinosa

240 grams

Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)

Angelica sinensis

Gou Qi Zi (Lycium fruit)

Lycium chinense

180 grams ea.

Bai Zhu (Atractylodes)

Atractylodes macrocephala

240 grams

Preparation:

Powder and form Honey pills.

Function:

Tonifies the Kidneys, Warms the Yang, Nourishes Essence

Use:

Fatigue, Weakness, pain and weakness of the lower back and knees, pale complexion, pale tongue with a deep, weak pulse.
1. Infertility in Men or Women
2. Impotence, Erectile Dysfunction
3. Low Sperm count, Low Sperm mobility
4. Hypothyroidism
5. Chronic Lower Back Pain

Dose:

Take 3–9 grams twice daily with warm water or wine.

Cautions:

Not used in Yin deficient Heat

Modifications:

1. For more severe deficiency, add Ginseng (Ren Shen) and Velvet Deer Horn (Lu Rong)
2. To more strongly treat Impotence, add Red Ginseng (Hong Shen), Ligusticum Chuan Xiong, Centipede (Wu Gong)
3. Infertility, add Dodder seed (Tu Si Zi), Schisandra Wu Wei Zi


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