What medicines are used for kidney yang deficiency?
Disease description:
Male, 28 years old. Recently, I have been feeling listless and have had no appetite. I visited a TCM practitioner who diagnosed me with kidney yang deficiency. May I ask what medications are recommended for kidney yang deficiency?
Commonly Used Chinese Patent Medicines for Kidney Yang Deficiency:
1. **Jinkui Shenqi Pills**: Composed of Cinnamon Twig (Gui Zhi), Prepared Aconite Root (Fu Zi), Cornus Fruit (Shan Zhu Yu), Chinese Yam (Shan Yao), Poria (Fu Ling), Water Plantain Seed (Ze Xie), Tree Peony Bark (Dan Pi), and Achyranthes Root (Niu Xi), these pills function to warm the kidney and promote yang energy, as well as regulate qi and promote diuresis.
2. **You Gui Pills**: Main ingredients include Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shu Di Huang), Chinese Yam (Shan Yao), Cornus Fruit (Shan Zhu Yu), Lycium Fruit (Gou Qi Zi), Deer Horn Gelatin (Lu Jiao Jiao), Turtle Shell Gelatin (Gui Ban Jiao), Eucommia Bark (Du Zhong), Cinnamon Bark (Rou Gui), Chinese Angelica (Dang Gui), and Cuscuta Seed (Tu Si Zi). These pills are intended to nourish kidney yin, strengthen yang, and enrich essence.
3. **Jisheng Shenqi Pills**: Based on Jinkui Shenqi Pills with the addition of Plantain Seed (Che Qian Zi) and Achyranthes Root (Niu Xi), these pills enhance the effect of promoting diuresis and reducing edema.
Medication should be taken under the guidance of a qualified physician.