Formula
Kidney Qi Pill
肾气丸shen qi wan
1 source
8 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for the "shifted bladder" (轉胞) pattern in women: vexing heat with inability to lie down, leaning to breathe, and inability to pass urine, taken as a twisting of the bladder's connections. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：問曰：婦人病，飲食如故，煩熱不得卧，而反倚息者，何也？師曰：此名轉胞，不得溺也，以胞系了戾…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》妇人杂病脉证并治第二十二·肾气丸证（19条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Rehmannia (Di huang)八兩
- Chinese Yam (Shan yao)四兩
- Cornus Fruit (Shan zhu yu)四兩
- Alisma (Ze xie)三兩
- Poria三兩
- Moutan Bark (Mu dan pi)三兩
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)一兩
- Aconite (Fu zi)一兩
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人杂病脉证并治第二十二·肾气丸（组成·19）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its composition.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人杂病脉证并治第二十二·肾气丸证（19条）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its traditional indications.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人杂病脉证并治第二十二·肾气丸（煎服法·19）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.