Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan
Star金锁固精丸 (Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence)
Source: Yi Fang Ji Jie (1682)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan (Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence), from the Yi Fang Ji Jie, is used to stabilize the Kidney and bind up the semen.
Presentation: spermatorrhea; long-term impotence; tiredness; tinnitus; weak and sore lower back and legs; tongue: pale with a white coating; pulse: weak and thready.
Syndrome: Syndrome of abnormal discharge.
Composition strategy:
- Based on a large amount of astringents; calcined Long Gu and Mu Li become astringent
Cautions:
- For chronic conditions add tonifying herbs
Source: Yang Y. Chinese Herbal Formulas: Treatment Principles and Composition Strategies. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2010, p. 197.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sha Yuan Zi
as printed: Sha Yuan Zi (Astragali complanati semen)
|
60g | 16.67% | Jun (Chief) | tonify essence, strengthen Kidney-Yang |
|
Qian Shi
as printed: Qian Shi (Euryalis semen)
|
60g | 16.67% | Chen (Deputy) | astringent, stabilize semen |
|
Lian Zi
as printed: Lian Zi (Nelumbinis semen)
|
120g | 33.33% | Chen (Deputy) | astringent, stabilize semen |
|
Lian Xu
as printed: Lian Xu (Nelumbinis stamen)
|
60g | 16.67% | Zuo (Assistant) | first choice to stabilize semen, stop spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation |
|
Long Gu
as printed: Duan Long Gu (calcined Mastodi fossilium ossis)
|
30g | 8.33% | Zuo (Assistant) | astringent after calcining; stabilize semen |
|
Mu Li
as printed: Duan Mu Li (calcined Ostrea concha)
|
30g | 8.33% | Zuo (Assistant) | astringent after calcining; stabilize semen |
Dui Yao — Core Herb Pairs
The classical two-herb combinations at the heart of this formula, as recorded on the herbs' own pages — each pair has an action neither herb has alone.
Energetics dose-weighted
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Nature
Net neutral (+0.08)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 8%, neutral 75%, warm 17%.
Taste
- sweet 92%
- salty 8%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Kidney 100%
- Heart 67%
- Spleen 50%
- Liver 33%
- Gallbladder 8%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
pill
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