Wuzi Yanzong Wan Explained

Wuzi Yanzong Wan is a deep brown pill used in traditional Chinese medicine to "replenish the kidney with vital essence".^[1] It tastes sweet, sour and slightly bitter. It is used where there is "deficiency syndrome of the kidney marked by backache, dribbling of urine after micturition, seminal emission, premature ejaculation, impotence and sterility". The binding agent of the pill is honey.

Chinese classic herbal formula

Name	Chinese (S)	Grams
Fructus Lycii	枸杞子	400
Semen Cuscutae^[2] (stir-baked)	大豆菟丝子 (炒)	400
Fructus Rubi^[3]	覆盆子	200
Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis seu Fructus Schisandrae Sphenantherae (steamed)	五味子 (蒸)	50
Semen Plantaginis^[4] (stir-baked with salt)	车前子 (盐炙)	100

See also

• Chinese classic herbal formula
• Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan

Notes and References

1. State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. .
2. Web site: Semen Cuscutae . 6 October 2010 . Chinese Herbal Remedies.
3. Web site: Fructus Rubi . 6 October 2010 . Chinese Herbal Remedies.
4. Web site: Plantago Seed . 6 October 2010 . Eastern Chinese Medicine Export Company.