Medicine and food nourish the kidney, what are the Chinese patent medicines for nourishing the kidney

As we all know, kidney deficiency is a common disease among people nowadays. It is actually very harmful to the human body. For men, kidney deficiency is one of the most important factors affecting sexual function, and for female friends, kidney deficiency will cause menstrual disorders and endocrine disorders. At the same time, people with kidney deficiency will also have symptoms of back pain, fatigue, and loss of appetite. If it continues for a long time, it will cause many complications.

The best way to relieve kidney deficiency symptoms is, of course, to nourish the kidney. In fact, many Chinese patent medicines in daily life are very good kidney tonics. So what are the Chinese patent medicines for kidney tonic in clinical practice?

What is the best Chinese patent medicine for kidney tonification?

Yi-type Chinese patent medicines are mainly composed of drugs that invigorate qi, replenish blood, nourish yin, and assist yang. They have the effects of tonifying deficiency and strengthening weakness, enhancing disease resistance, and are used to treat various deficiency syndromes.

Generally speaking, there are four types of deficiency syndrome: Qi deficiency, blood deficiency, Yin deficiency, and Yang deficiency. However, a person's Qi, blood, Yin and Yang are interdependent. Qi deficiency and Yang deficiency indicate the decline of the body's activity ability; blood deficiency and Yin deficiency refer to the loss of yin blood, body fluid and other substances in the body. In clinical practice, yang deficiency is often accompanied by qi deficiency, and qi deficiency often leads to yang deficiency; yin deficiency is often accompanied by blood deficiency, and blood deficiency can also lead to yin deficiency.

Qi and blood also have a close relationship, because "Qi is the commander of blood, and blood is the mother of Qi", the two are mutually generated and interdependent. Therefore, symptoms of deficiency of both Qi and blood are more common in clinical practice. Although Yin and Yang have their own emphases in pathology and symptoms, they are interdependent and mutually beneficial (Yin and Yang are mutually rooted). They often influence each other in pathological changes and cannot be separated. Therefore, the symptoms of deficiency of both yin and yang are also common in clinical practice. Therefore, drugs that replenish qi and blood and nourish yin and assist yang are often used in combination in the prescriptions of Chinese patent medicines.

The main symptoms of the disease and appropriate Chinese patent medicines are described below.

1. Qi deficiency: refers to spleen qi deficiency and lung qi deficiency. Symptoms of spleen deficiency include shortness of breath, laziness to speak, fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal distension and loose stools. If the qi is deficient and sinks downward, symptoms may include rectal prolapse and uterine prolapse in women. Symptoms of lung qi deficiency include shortness of breath, inability to breathe continuously, weak and low voice, easy sweating, and shortness of breath during labor. Although Qi deficiency can be divided into spleen Qi deficiency and lung Qi deficiency, the spleen is the foundation of acquired constitution and the source of biochemistry. "The lung governs the Qi of the whole body." The source of lung Qi depends on the essence of water and grain transported and nourished by the spleen and stomach, so Qi tonification mainly focuses on spleen tonification. When the spleen is strong, the lung Qi is naturally replenished. Strengthening the spleen can replenish Qi. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines for replenishing Qi include Buzhong Yiqi Pills, Buyi Zisheng Pills, Shenling Baizhu Pills, etc.

Buzhong Yiqi Pills (tablets) are water pills or cleansing agents, and their main functions are to regulate the spleen and stomach, and to raise yang and invigorate qi. It is suitable for shortness of breath and laziness to speak, physical fatigue, hot muscles and sweating, headache and fear of wind, thirst and preference for hot drinks, loss of appetite, as well as qi deficiency, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, etc. caused by spleen and stomach qi deficiency. In addition, this medicine has a good effect on gastroptosis and renal ptosis caused by qi deficiency. It can be used for general chronic diseases with symptoms such as weak spleen and stomach, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, physical fatigue, spontaneous sweating, shortness of breath when moving, and loss of appetite. The dosage is 6 grams of water pills each time, 6 tablets each time, twice a day, with warm water.

Buyi Zisheng Pills are honey pills, and their main functions are to replenish qi, strengthen the spleen, and stimulate appetite. It is suitable for symptoms such as abdominal distension, loss of appetite, vomiting, long-term diarrhea and dysentery, sallow complexion, thin muscles, and mental fatigue caused by weak spleen and stomach and indigestion. This medicine has a precise combination of main and secondary components. It can be used to treat all the above symptoms caused by weak spleen and stomach and indigestion. Dosage: Take two pills each time, twice a day, with warm water.

Shenling Baizhu Pills (Powder) are water pills or powders, and their main functions are to replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, regulate the middle and stop diarrhea. It is suitable for symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal distension, loose stools, weight loss, weakness in the limbs, and mental fatigue caused by weak spleen and stomach. It can be used for patients with chronic enteritis and chronic nephritis whose urine protein does not disappear for a long time and is caused by spleen deficiency, and for children with indigestion and diarrhea due to spleen deficiency. The dosage is 6 grams of water pills or powders, twice a day, with warm water or taken with water.

2. Blood deficiency: mainly due to insufficient blood production due to long-term illness or excessive blood loss. Symptoms include sallow or pale complexion, pale lips and nails without rosy color, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, insomnia, and irregular menstruation in women. The treatment method should be to replenish and nourish blood. You can take Ginseng Guipi Pills, internal nourishing medicine, etc.

Ginseng Guipi Pills (Tablets) are available in two dosage forms: honey pills and tablets. Its main functions are to nourish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and calm the mind. It is suitable for symptoms such as palpitations, forgetfulness and insomnia, poor appetite and loose stools, physical fatigue, excessive menstruation in women, and spleen deficiency and bleeding caused by excessive thinking and fatigue of the heart and spleen. It is often used for diseases such as neurasthenia, heart disease, anemia, functional uterine bleeding, thrombocytopenic purpura, and patients with symptoms of deficiency of both heart and spleen. The usage is to take one honey pill each time, or six tablets each time, twice a day, with warm water.

Neibu Yangrong Pills are honey pills. Its main function is to replenish Qi and nourish blood. It is suitable for irregular menstruation, scanty menstrual blood, abdominal pain during menstruation, sore waist and weak legs, and dull complexion caused by insufficient Qi and blood. It is commonly used clinically for symptoms such as scanty menstruation, delayed menstruation, liver-stomach disharmony, and loss of appetite. Dosage: 2 pills at a time, twice a day, with warm water. Please note that pregnant women and those with heavy menstruation should not take the medicine.

3. Deficiency of both Qi and blood: Symptoms include shortness of breath, laziness to speak, physical fatigue, panting when moving, sallow complexion, pale lips and nails, dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations and insomnia. Treatment should be aimed at replenishing both Qi and blood. You can take Bazhen Pills, Shiquan Dabu Pills, Ginseng Yangrong Pills, etc.

Bazhen Pills are honey pills that are used to regulate qi and blood. They are suitable for symptoms such as shortness of breath, laziness, pale or sallow complexion, emaciation, fatigue of limbs, palpitations, dizziness, and irregular menstruation in women caused by qi deficiency and blood deficiency. This medicine has the effect of replenishing both Qi and blood, and taking into account both yin and yang. It is often used for physical weakness after illness, anemia, irregular menstruation in women, and physical weakness after childbirth. The dosage is one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water.

Shiquan Dabu Pills are honey pills or water pills. Their main function is to replenish qi and nourish blood. They are suitable for physical weakness, sallow complexion, muscle wasting, shortness of breath, mental fatigue, dizziness, weakness in the waist and knees caused by insufficient qi and blood, as well as irregular menstruation in women and physical weakness after childbirth. This medicine has a stronger tonic effect than Bazhen Pills, but its nature is warmer, so it is suitable for cases of both qi and blood deficiency and symptoms of deficiency and cold. The dosage is one honey pill each time and 6 grams of water pill each time, twice a day with warm water.

Ginseng Yangrong Pills are honey pills, and their main functions are to replenish qi and blood, strengthen the heart and calm the mind. It is suitable for symptoms such as shortness of breath, thin body, fatigue, sallow complexion, hair loss, decreased appetite, palpitations, insomnia, muscle stiffness and irregular menstruation caused by deficiency of Qi and blood, and accumulated fatigue. This medicine is often used for patients with neurasthenia and symptoms of qi and blood deficiency. However, it is not suitable for patients with symptoms such as palpitations, insomnia, irritability, etc. caused by excessive heart fire burning the yin fluid. The dosage is one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water.

4. Yin deficiency: mainly refers to insufficient kidney yin and loss of body fluid. Symptoms include weight loss, dry muscles, dry throat and mouth, hot sensation in the five parts of the body, sore waist and weak legs, dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, and even bone steaming, night sweats, hot flashes and red cheeks. The treatment is aimed at nourishing kidney yin and increasing body fluid production. You can take Liuwei Dihuang Pills, Zhibai Dihuang Pills, Dabuyin Pills, etc.

Liuwei Dihuang Pills are honey pills whose main function is to nourish the liver and kidneys. It is suitable for symptoms such as weight loss, back pain, weak legs, dizziness, tinnitus, spermatorrhea, night sweats, dry tongue, sore throat, and thirst caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency. This medicine can be used for chronic diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic nephritis, neurasthenia, and patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency. The dosage is one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water.

Liuwei Dihuang Pills has developed a variety of supplementary prescriptions based on the continuous accumulation of experience of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners:

(1) Zhibai Dihuang Wan: This is the original Liuwei Dihuang Wan formula with Zhimu and Phellodendron added. The dosage form is honey pills, each pill weighs 9 grams, take one pill each time, twice a day, with light salt soup or warm water. Compared with Liuwei Dihuang Pill, this medicine has a stronger effect of clearing and lowering kidney fire. It is suitable for symptoms such as bone steaming, hot flashes, spermatorrhea and night sweats caused by yin deficiency and excessive fire.

(2) Qiju Dihuang Wan: This is the original Liuwei Dihuang Wan formula with wolfberry and chrysanthemum added. The dosage form is honey pills, each pill weighs 9 grams, take one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water. Compared with Liuwei Dihuang Pills, this medicine has the function of nourishing the liver and improving eyesight. It is suitable for symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, and eye pain caused by liver and kidney deficiency.

(3) Maiwei Dihuang Wan: This is the original Liuwei Dihuang Wan formula with Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis added. The dosage form is honey pills, each pill weighs 9 grams. Take one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water. Compared with Liuwei Dihuang Pills, this medicine has a stronger effect of nourishing yin and astringing the lungs. It is suitable for cough, asthma, dry cough with blood, dry mouth and tongue caused by lung and kidney yin deficiency.

(4) Guishao Dihuang Wan is an empirical prescription, which is the original Liuwei Dihuang Wan formula with Angelica sinensis and White Peony Root added. The dosage form is honey pills, each pill weighs 9 grams, take one pill per gram, twice a day, with warm water. Compared with Liuwei Dihuang Pills, this medicine has a stronger effect of replenishing and nourishing blood. It is suitable for symptoms such as afternoon low fever, dizziness, tinnitus, and rib pain caused by yin deficiency and blood deficiency.

(5) Duqi Pills: It is made by adding Schisandra chinensis to the original Liuwei Dihuang Pills. The dosage form is honey pills, each pill weighs 9 grams, take one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water. Compared with Liuwei Dihuang Pill, this medicine has the effect of nourishing the kidney and absorbing qi. It is suitable for asthma, cough, hiccups and other symptoms caused by lung and kidney yin deficiency.

Dabuyin Pills are honey pills, and their main function is to nourish kidney water and reduce internal heat. It is suitable for symptoms such as bone steaming hot flashes, night sweats and spermatorrhea, sore waist and weak legs, dizziness and tinnitus, or fever in the five parts of the body, or cough and hemoptysis caused by insufficient kidney yin and hyperactivity of yang fire. This medicine is very effective for the above-mentioned symptoms caused by yin deficiency and excessive fire. The dosage is one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water.

5. Yang deficiency: refers to heart yang deficiency, spleen yang deficiency, and kidney yang deficiency. Since "kidney is the foundation of the innate constitution" and kidney yang is the yang of the whole body, Chinese patent medicines for boosting yang are mainly based on warming and nourishing kidney yang. Symptoms of kidney yang deficiency include: fear of cold and cold limbs, impotence and spermatorrhea, sore waist and weak legs, frequent urination, lack of energy, etc. The treatment should be to warm the kidney and assist yang. You can take Zuogui Pills, Quanlu Pills, Jinkui Shenqi Pills, etc.

Zuogui Pills are honey pills whose main function is to nourish the liver and kidneys, and improve the essence and blood. It is suitable for symptoms such as weight loss, soreness of the waist and knees, blurred vision, tinnitus, bone steaming, night sweats, and spermatorrhea caused by liver and kidney deficiency and lack of essence and blood. This medicine originated from Liuwei Dihuang Pills, but the formula does not use peony bark to clear liver fire, Alisma orientalis to clear kidney fire, and Poria to drain spleen dampness. Instead, it adds Cuscuta australis and Lycium barbarum to nourish the liver and kidneys, tortoise shell glue to nourish yin and suppress yang, antler glue to replenish essence and blood, and Achyranthes bidentata to strengthen tendons and bones. Therefore, this medicine is more effective than Liuwei Dihuang Pill in nourishing the liver and kidneys and improving the essence and blood. The difference between the two medicines is that Zuogui Wan has tonifying effect but no purgative effect, while Liuwei Dihuang Wan has tonifying and purgative effect. Zuogui Wan is suitable for symptoms of pure deficiency, while Liuwei Dihuang Wan is suitable for symptoms of yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire. Therefore, Zuogui Pills can be used to treat any disease caused by liver and kidney deficiency, and loss of essence and blood. The dosage is one pill, twice a day, with warm water.

Quanlu Pills are honey pills, which can warm the kidney, assist yang, replenish essence and benefit qi. It is suitable for mental fatigue, sallow complexion, weakness in the waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, impotence and spermatorrhea caused by weak kidney yang and insufficient essence and blood, as well as irregular menstruation, low back pain, metrorrhagia and other symptoms caused by blood deficiency and blood coldness in women. This product does have the effect of strengthening the weak and replenishing the deficiency for the above-mentioned symptoms caused by insufficient essence and blood, and deficiency of both Qi and blood. However, due to its warm nature, it should not be taken for symptoms such as nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, irritability, insomnia, hot hands and feet, dry mouth and throat caused by yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire. Dosage: Take one pill twice a day with warm water.

The additional recipe of Quanlu Pills is Quanlu Pills for health, which is the original recipe of Quanlu Pills without the use of Morinda officinalis, Eucommia ulmoides charcoal, deer tail, deer kidney and deer antler glue, and with the addition of Epimedium, Viscum album, deer antler and fresh deer meat. The dosage form, usage and dosage are the same as Quanlu Pills, and the efficacy is basically the same as Quanlu Pills.

Jinkui Shenqi Pills, also known as Guifu Dihuang Pills, are honey pills whose main function is to warm and nourish the kidney yang. It is suitable for symptoms such as sore waist and weak legs caused by insufficient kidney yang, cold feeling in the lower body, difficulty urinating or frequent urination, as well as phlegm and fluid, athlete's foot, and diabetes. This product can be used for patients with chronic nephritis, diabetes, and symptoms of soreness or cold pain in the waist and knees. When using it, it should be noted that those with kidney yin deficiency and dry throat and mouth caused by virtual fire should not use it. The dosage is one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water.

The Jisheng Shenqi Pills, a supplementary prescription of the Jinkui Shenqi Pills, is made by adding Plantago seed and Polygonum multiflorum to the original Jinkui Shenqi Pills. The dosage form is honey pills, each pill weighs 9 grams, take one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water in light salt soup. The efficacy is basically the same as Jinkui Shenqi Pills, but its diuretic and anti-edema effects are stronger, and it has a certain effect on edema caused by nephritis.

6. For symptoms of deficiency of both Qi and blood, and deficiency of both Yin and Yang, you can take ginseng and antler pills, ginseng and deer antler pills, etc.

Shenrong Weisheng Pills are honey pills, and their main function is to tonify the kidney and nourish yang, qi and blood. It is suitable for physical weakness, muscle wasting, mental fatigue, sore waist and weak legs, weak limbs, fear of cold and cold limbs, forgetfulness and insomnia, impotence and spermatorrhea caused by deficiency of both yin and yang, deficiency of qi and blood, as well as metrorrhagia in women due to blood deficiency. The prescription uses deer antler, Morinda officinalis, Cistanche deserticola, Psoralea corylifolia, and Cistanche deserticola to nourish the kidney and strengthen yang, increase essence and benefit the marrow to invigorate the activity function; uses ginseng, Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, Chinese yam, Poria cocos, and licorice to strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, enhance transportation and transformation, and promote the production of qi and blood. All of the above are main medicines; uses Rehmannia glutinosa, Ophiopogon japonicus, Lycium barbarum, and Cornus officinalis to nourish the liver and kidney, nourish yin and increase fluid; uses Angelica sinensis, White Peony Root, and Polygonum multiflorum to nourish the blood. All of the above are auxiliary medicines. Black aconite and cinnamon are used to replenish the fire of the life gate and invigorate the yang; Eucommia ulmoides charcoal, Rhizoma Achyranthis Bidentatae, Dipsacus asper, and Viscum album are used to nourish the liver and kidneys and strengthen the waist and knees; Ziziphus jujuba seeds, Polygala tenuifolia, and longan meat are used to nourish the heart and calm the mind; calcined dragon bone, calcined oyster, raspberry, and lotus seed meat are used to strengthen the kidneys and astringe the essence; costus root, amomum villosum, tangerine peel, frankincense, etc. are used to smooth the qi and activate the blood to prevent stagnation caused by excessive tonics. The combination of various medicines can replenish qi and assist yang, nourish blood and nourish yin, but it still tends to replenish qi and assist yang. Clinical application is very effective in treating the disease. It should be noted that this prescription is mostly composed of pungent and dry ingredients, so it is not suitable for symptoms such as irritability, insomnia, nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, dry mouth and throat caused by yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire. The dosage is one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water.

Ginseng and Deer Antler Pill is a supplementary prescription of Ginseng and Deer Antler Health Pill, mainly by removing black aconite, cinnamon, calcined dragon bone, calcined oyster, etc. from the original prescription, and adding Phellodendron chinense. Therefore, its effect of warming the kidney, assisting yang, consolidating the kidney and astringing semen is not as good as Ginseng and Deer Antler Health Pill. Although ginseng and deer antler pills contain fewer ingredients, their effects are similar. The dosage form is also honey pills, and the method of administration is one pill each time, twice a day. Precautions are the same as those for Ginseng and Deer Antler Pills.

Shenrong Pills is also a supplementary recipe of Shenrong Health Pills. Compared with it, the recipe mainly removes calcined dragon bone, calcined oyster, lotus seed meat that astringe semen and costus root, amomum villosum, tangerine peel that regulate qi, and adds asparagus, polygonatum, anemarrhena, and phellodendron. Therefore, the effect of nourishing yang and clearing away heat is strengthened, while the effect of consolidating the kidney and astringing semen is weakened. But it should be noted that this medicine is rather greasy. The dosage form is honey pills, each pill weighs 12 grams. The dosage is one pill each time, twice a day, with warm water.

The tonic Chinese patent medicines listed in this article are only some of the more commonly used ones. There are many tonic Chinese patent medicines, and with the rapid development of science and technology today, the dosage forms are also constantly improving. People in contemporary society are busy with work, life and study, and have little time to take care of their physical health. However, a healthy body is a prerequisite for adapting to society, so many people hope to take tonics to strengthen their bodies in order to achieve twice the result with half the effort. Tonics are also medicines. As an old saying in Chinese medicine says, all medicines are three-quarters poisonous. Therefore, tonic medicines cannot be taken casually. Only by mastering their basic functions and using them reasonably can they cure diseases and strengthen the body.

Kidney tonification is indeed very important for modern people. Here I would like to remind all friends who want to tonify their kidneys that you should never listen to some kidney tonifying folk remedies and arbitrarily tonify your kidneys. You should know that many Western medicine methods of kidney tonification have side effects, so you must learn from the lesson.