Zan Yu Dan  赞育丹
Special Pill to Aid Fertility

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Collected Treaties of Jing Yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu)

Herb Name Fu Zi (Aconite) Rou Gui (Cinnamon) Rou Cong Rong (Broomrape) Ba Ji Tian (Morinda) Yin Yang Huo (Epimedium) She Chuang Zi (Cnidium seed) Jiu Zi (Chinese Leek seed) Xian Mao (Curculigo) Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus) Du Zhong (Eucommia) Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia) Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica) Gou Qi Zi (Lycium fruit) Bai Zhu (Atractylodes)

Latin Aconitum carmichaeli Cinnamomi Cassiae Cistanches Deserticolae Morindae Officinalis Epimedium sagittatum Cnidium monnieri Allium tuberosum Curculigo orchioides Cornus officinalis Eucommia ulmoides Rehmannia glutinosa Angelica sinensis Lycium chinense Atractylodes macrocephala Amount 60 grams ea. 120 grams ea. 60 grams 120 grams 240 grams 180 grams ea. 240 grams

Preparation:

Powder and form Honey pills.

Function:

Tonifies the Kidneys, Warms the Yang, Nourishes Essence

Use:

Fatigue, Weakness, pain and weakness of the lower back and knees, pale complexion, pale tongue with a deep, weak pulse.
1. Infertility in Men or Women
2. Impotence, Erectile Dysfunction
3. Low Sperm count, Low Sperm mobility
4. Hypothyroidism
5. Chronic Lower Back Pain

Dose:

Take 3–9 grams twice daily with warm water or wine.

Cautions:

Not used in Yin deficient Heat

Modifications:

1. For more severe deficiency, add Ginseng (Ren Shen) and Velvet Deer Horn (Lu Rong)
2. To more strongly treat Impotence, add Red Ginseng (Hong Shen), Ligusticum Chuan Xiong, Centipede (Wu Gong)
3. Infertility, add Dodder seed (Tu Si Zi), Schisandra Wu Wei Zi

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