Bu Shen Wan
Star补肾丸 (Tonify the Kidney Pill)
Source: Guang An Men Yi Yuan (1990)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Bu Shen Wan (Tonify the Kidney Pill), from the Guang An Men Yi Yuan (Guang An Men Hospital) — a variation of Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao.
Actions: Tonifies Kidney yin, yang and jing (essence); Warms ming men (life gate) fire.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 689.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tu Si Zi
as printed: Tu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Suo Yang
as printed: Suo Yang (Herba Cynomorii)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Gou Qi Zi
as printed: Gou Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Ren Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Shan Yao
as printed: Shan Yao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Shan Zhu Yu
as printed: Shan Zhu Yu (Fructus Corni)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ze Xie
as printed: Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Fu Ling (Poria)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan)
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g | — | — | |
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Rou Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi)
|
g | — | — | |
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Zhi Fu Zi
as printed: Fu Zi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Hai Zao
as printed: Hai Zao (Sargassum)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Kun Bu
as printed: Kun Bu (Thallus Eckloniae)
|
g | — | — |
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Ba Wei Di Huang Wan + Shen Fu Tang + Gou Qi Zi, Hai Zao, Kun Bu, Suo Yang and Tu Si Zi
- This formula = Liu Wei Di Huang Wan + Ba Wei Di Huang Wan + Shen Fu Tang + Gou Qi Zi, Hai Zao, Kun Bu, Suo Yang and Tu Si Zi
- This formula = Shen Fu Tang + Ba Wei Di Huang Wan + Gou Qi Zi, Hai Zao, Kun Bu, Suo Yang and Tu Si Zi
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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