Zhuang Yao Jian Shen Wan - Strengthen The Back And Benefit The Kidney Pills
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Zhuang Yao Jian Shen Wan Herbal Formula Classifications and Usages
The herbal formula "zhuang yao jian shen wan" , 壮要间身, which in english is "strengthen the back and benefit the kidney pills", is categorized within the "tonify" functional grouping and within the "warm and tonify the yang" sub-category.
You may also see this formula referenced by: Zhuang Yao Jian Shen, Zhuang Yao Jian Shen Tablet.
Of many possible clinical applications, it may be considered to influence the following issues/symptoms:
- Weakness in the lower parts of the body from kidney yang and kidney qi deficiency - low back pain, weak back, hips, knees, leg, weak tendons.
Zhuang Yao Jian Shen Wan has some precautions to be considered (see our precautions list).
- Avoid during a cold or flu, use nothing, or yin qiao / gan mao ling instead
Our shop contains zhuang yao jian shen wan from the following manufacturer:
View Zhuang Yao Jian Shen Wan - HBW
For many reasons such as availability, ecological choices, and/or price, each manufacturer or herbalist may well adjust the exact composition of a specific formula. Zhuang Yao Jian Shen Wan is generally comprised of the following herbs:
ViewHei Lao Hu Gen (Root of Scarlet Kadsura)
Relieve qi stagnation and blood stasis, opens the channels - useful for a range of middle jiao issues involved abdominal pain, ulcer, dysmenorrhea. Rheumatoid arthritis, other acute traumas, hernias…
ViewJin Ying Zi (Cherokee Rosehip)
Stabilize the kidneys, retain essence - spermatorrhea, incontinence, leukorrhea, rectal prolapse, excessive uterine bleeding. Binds the intestines - stops diarrhea and dysentery.
ViewJi Xue Teng (Millettia Vine)
Promotes the movement of blood, tonify the blood - blood deficiency patterns such as irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, accompanied with abdominal pain. Invigorate the channels, relax the s…
ViewNu Zhen Zi (Privet Fruit)
Liver and/or kidney yin deficiency - dizziness, floaters, weak knees and back, tinnitus, premature graying of hair. Clears deficient heat. Improves vision in patients with liver and/or kidney defic…
ViewQian Jin Ba (Flemingia Philippinensis Root)
Bi Zheng (painful obstruction syndrome) - for arthritic conditions by expelling wind-damp and opening the channels. Arthritis, bone pain, fractures, sciatica. Also known as yi tiao gen (moghania).
ViewSang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe Stem)
Tonify liver and kidney yin, strengthen sinews and bones, expel wind-damp - lower back and knee pain, joint problems, atrophy of sinews and bones, bi-syndromes. Nourish blood, calm the womb - uterin…
A single formula, alone, may not be sufficient to fully address a particular TCM diagnostic pattern. Formulas may be used alone, in combinations, and/or in stages. Zhuang Yao Jian Shen Wan is a candidate for consideration when needing to influence kidney qi deficiency and/or kidney yang deficiency.
Zhuang Yao Jian Shen Wan may potentially be used, in coordination with a well tailored overall approach, to influence the following conditions: back pain and/or fatigue
As noted above, zhuang yao jian shen wan is within the tonify functional group. And it appears within the sub-category "warm and tonify the yang", which contains the following formulas:
ViewEr Xian Wan (Two Immortal Decoction)
Kidney Yin and Kidney Yang deficiencies with Empty Heat - hormonal issues such as menopause (possibly w/hypertension), amenorrhea, hot flashes along with associated symptoms of fatigue, depression, i…
ViewJin Gui Shen Qi Wan (Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet)
Lethargy, low libedo, frequent urination with possible incontinence resulting from kidney yang deficiency. Sensation of cold, especially in the lower half.
ViewYou Gui Wan (Restore the Right Kidney Pill)
Cold extremities, fatigue, weak/aching low back, knees, waist, aversion to cold, loose stools - due to kindney yang deficiency. Impotence, infertility, low libedo, low sperm count, abnormal sperm mo…
ViewZhuang Yang Wan (Strengthen Kidney Yang And Preserve Power Pill)
Tonifies the kidney yang and astringe the jing (essence), primarily for sexual dysfunction in older males - symptoms may include impotence, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and other sign…
All formulas in the primary category of "tonify" are listed below.
(truncated intro "...tonification may be directed towards the qi, blood, yin and/or yang aspects of the body. in mixed cases you must often think of the generat…)".
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