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Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin

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真人活命饮 (True Man's Decoction to Revitalize Life)

Source: Yi Fang Ji Jie — Wang Ang (1682)

Last updated October 1, 2026

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male infertility from varicocele or inflammation (per Dr. Chang Wei-Yen, with Da Ding Huang, Zao Jiao Ci, Ma Bian Cao, Cha Chi Huang)prostate enlargement (per Chang, combined with San Zhong Kui Jian Tang and Shi Liu Wei Liu Qi Yin as extracts)

Description

Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin (True Man's Decoction to Revitalize Life), from the Yi Fang Ji Jie (Analytical Collection of Medical Formulas) by Wang Ang — a variation of Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin.

Composition: Same as Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin but without Chi Shao. Zao Jiao Ci dry-fried; Chuan Shan Jia zhi (fried with liquid).

Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 1330.

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75% 50% Closer to the centre = stronger match · thicker line = more shared herbs — hover a formula for details 59% Liu Shen San 3 shared Liu Shen San 59% match · 3 of 6 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Bai Zhu, Huang Qi 57% Yu Ping Feng San 2 shared Yu Ping Feng San 57% match · 2 of 3 herbs shared Shares: Bai Zhu, Huang Qi 55% Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang 3 shared Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang 55% match · 3 of 8 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Bai Zhu, Huang Qi 49% Fang Ji Fu Ling Tang 3 shared Fang Ji Fu Ling Tang 49% match · 3 of 5 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Huang Qi, Han Fang Ji 48% Yin Chen Zhu Fu Tang 2 shared Yin Chen Zhu Fu Tang 48% match · 2 of 6 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Bai Zhu 46% Tai Shan Pan Shi San 3 shared Tai Shan Pan Shi San 46% match · 3 of 12 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Bai Zhu, Huang Qi 45% Bao Yuan Tang 2 shared Bao Yuan Tang 45% match · 2 of 4 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Huang Qi 45% Huang Qi Dang Gui San 3 shared Huang Qi Dang Gui San 45% match · 3 of 8 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Bai Zhu, Huang Qi Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin

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Match score combines dosage-weighted composition (cosine, 70%) with shared-herb overlap (Jaccard, 30%).

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