What are the kidney-nourishing and yang-enhancing medicines?

Tonifying kidney and invigorating yang drugs mainly include various kinds of Chinese patent medicines and Western medicines, each having different compositions and effects. In terms of Chinese patent medicines, commonly used kidney-tonifying and yang-invigorating drugs include Shenbao tablets, Yinyanghuo tablets, Jinjie tablets, Liuwei Dihuang pills, Guilu Bushen tablets, Guhan Yangshengjing tablets, Yunchun capsules, Zhuangyang Jianwei pills, and Jinkui Shenqi pills. These medicines are mostly made from traditional Chinese medicinal materials such as Epimedium, Rehmannia glutinosa, Lycium barbarum, deer antler, etc., and have functions such as harmonizing yin and yang, warming yang to tonify the kidney, nourishing yin to replenish the kidney, and enriching kidney essence. They are commonly used to treat various symptoms caused by kidney yang deficiency or kidney yin deficiency. In Western medicines, drugs such as sildenafil citrate tablets, tadalafil tablets, and vardenafil hydrochloride tablets also belong to the category of yang-invigorating medications, primarily used to treat male erectile dysfunction and related conditions. However, whether Chinese patent medicines or Western medicines, they should be used under the guidance of a qualified physician to avoid self-medication and improper drug use that may lead to adverse consequences.