Qing E Wan
Star青娥丸 (Young Maiden Pill)
Source: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People in the Taiping Era (1107)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Qing E Wan (Young Maiden Pill), from Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People in the Taiping Era (1107).
Associated formula of You Gui Wan.
Actions: Tonifies the Kidneys; Strengthens the lower back; Alleviates lower back pain
Indications: Severe continuous lower back pain from Kidney yang deficiency with wind-cold-damp damage or trauma: hard to rise, bend or rotate, weak legs, extreme exhaustion, possibly dizziness, earache, dribbling urination or vaginal discharge, better with bed rest; tense lower abdomen, cold extremities, pale shiny complexion, pale tongue, submerged thin pulse.
Usage: For lower back pain of Kidney yang deficiency origin.
Category: Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 402.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Du Zhong
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder preparation), not a single dose; as printed: ginger-juice fried Eucommiae Cortex (jiang zhi chao du zhong) 480g
|
480g | 55.17% | — | |
|
Bu Gu Zhi
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder preparation), not a single dose; as printed: wine-fried Psoraleae Fructus (jiu chao bu gu zhi) 240g
|
240g | 27.59% | — | |
|
Hu Tao Ren
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Juglandis Semen (he tao ren) 150g
|
150g | 17.24% | — |
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.
Kidney yang is warmed while the lower back and knees are strengthened.
Kidney-deficiency low back pain.
Kidney yang is warmed and the kidney helped to grasp qi, strengthening the lower back.
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net warm (+1.00)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: warm 100%.
Taste
- pungent 14%
- sweet 72%
- bitter 14%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Kidney 100%
- Liver 55%
- Spleen 28%
- Lung 17%
- Large intestine 17%
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
Powder formed into pills with 120g crushed Allii sativi Bulbus (da suan) paste, or with honey; 3g doses on an empty stomach with warm wine.
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