What medications are used for replenishing qi, nourishing blood, and tonifying the kidneys?

Under normal circumstances, tonifying qi, nourishing blood, and kidney-tonifying treatments may involve the use of traditional Chinese medicine formulations such as Bazhen Pills, Jin Kui Shen Qi Pills, Ejiao Oral Liquid, Liu Wei Di Huang Pills, and Ren Shen Jian Pi Pills, as directed by a physician. Detailed explanations are as follows:

1. Bazhen Pills

Bazhen Pills are a type of traditional Chinese medicine that simultaneously nourishes both qi and blood. They are composed of ingredients such as Codonopsis root (Dang Shen), Atractylodes rhizome (Bai Zhu), Poria (Fu Ling), and Prepared Rehmannia root (Shu Di Huang), and function to replenish qi and enrich blood. By nourishing qi and blood, these pills help alleviate symptoms caused by deficiency of both qi and blood, including sallow complexion, dizziness, vertigo, fatigue, palpitations, and insomnia. They are suitable for individuals with deficiencies in both qi and blood.

2. Jin Kui Shen Qi Pills

These pills contain ingredients such as Aconite root (Fu Zi), Cinnamon bark (Rou Gui), Prepared Rehmannia root (Shu Di Huang), and Cornus fruit (Shan Zhu Yu), and have functions of warming and tonifying kidney yang, promoting qi transformation, and regulating water metabolism. They help replenish kidney yang and alleviate symptoms caused by kidney yang deficiency, such as soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, cold intolerance and cold limbs, difficult or excessive urination, phlegm accumulation with wheezing and coughing. These pills are suitable for individuals with kidney yang deficiency.

3. Ejiao Oral Liquid

The main ingredient is donkey-hide gelatin (Ejiao), supplemented with yellow rice wine (Huang Jiu), rock sugar, and other components. It functions to enrich blood, nourish yin, moisten dryness, and promote blood formation. It helps alleviate symptoms caused by blood deficiency, such as pale complexion, dizziness, palpitations, irritability with insomnia, and dry cough due to lung dryness. It is suitable for individuals with blood deficiency or yin-blood deficiency.

4. Liu Wei Di Huang Pills

These pills are composed of Prepared Rehmannia root (Shu Di Huang), Cornus fruit (Shan Zhu Yu), Chinese yam rhizome (Shan Yao), Alisma rhizome (Ze Xie), and other ingredients. Their primary function is nourishing kidney yin. They help nourish kidney yin and relieve symptoms caused by kidney yin deficiency, such as dizziness, tinnitus, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, night sweats, heat sensations in the palms, soles, and chest (bone steaming heat), nocturnal emission, and thirst with excessive fluid intake (xiao ke). They are suitable for individuals with kidney yin deficiency.

5. Ren Shen Jian Pi Pills

These pills contain ginseng (Ren Shen), Atractylodes rhizome (Bai Zhu), Poria (Fu Ling), tangerine peel (Chen Pi), and other ingredients. They function to strengthen the spleen, invigorate qi, harmonize the stomach, and stop diarrhea. By enhancing spleen function and promoting the generation of qi and blood, they help alleviate symptoms caused by spleen weakness, such as poor digestion, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, loose stools, loss of appetite, fatigue, and weakness. They provide indirect support for replenishing qi and blood.

In daily life, it is important to maintain regular sleep patterns, avoid staying up late, and incorporate foods such as red dates, Lycium berries (Gou Qi Zi), and Chinese yam (Shan Yao) into the diet. Avoid excessive fatigue, and engage in moderate, gentle exercises such as walking or practicing Tai Chi to aid in physical recovery.