Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan
Classical TCM Formula Profile
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五子衍宗丸 · Wǔ Zǐ Yǎn Zōng Wán
A classical five-seed formula for Kidney essence deficiency with infertility, premature emission and low vitality.
Read the complete guide →Quick Facts
- Formula Category
- Yang-Tonifying Formulas
- Primary Pattern
- Kidney Yang Deficiency
- Primary Function
- Tonify Kidney, benefit essence, secure essence
- Primary Therapeutic Principle
- Tonify Kidney essence with five seeds
- Classical Source
- Classical TCM formulary
- Available as Granules
- Yes
Formula Overview
A classical five-seed formula for Kidney essence deficiency with infertility, premature emission and low vitality.
Therapeutic Principle
Traditionally selected for Kidney essence deficiency with emission or infertility, balancing tonification and securing, rather than pure astringent, pure Yin, or pure Yang formulas.
Composition: Sovereign, Minister, Assistant, Envoy
Every herb in the formula, grouped by the job it does in the classical hierarchy.
君SovereignTreats the main pattern
臣MinisterReinforces the sovereign
佐/使Assistant & EnvoyTreats accompanying patterns, harmonises the whole
Classical Composition
- Fructus Lycii (Gou Qi Zi) 12g
- Semen Cuscutae (Tu Si Zi) 12g
- Fructus Schisandrae (Wu Wei Zi) 6g
- Rubi Fructus (Fu Pen Zi) 9g
- Semen Plantaginis (Che Qian Zi) 6g
Dosages follow the classical source and are shown for study, not as a prescription.
Related Conditions
Related Health Topics
Actions
- Supplements the kidney
- fills essence
- and supports reproductive function.
Indications
- This formula is indicated for kidney essence insufficiency affecting reproductive function.
- Signs and symptoms include infertility, low libido, or thin seminal fluid, with lumbar weakness and a deep weak pulse.
Traditional Pathogenesis
Cause & mechanism
- This pattern is due to kidney yang insufficiency that fails to warm the lower jiao and transform qi.
- Kidney essence insufficiency affecting reproductive fire produces infertility, low libido or thin seminal fluid.
Clinical presentation
- Water metabolism and reproductive fire decline, producing cold limbs, frequent urination, edema or reduced libido.
Treatment strategy
- The correct method is to warm kidney yang, transform qi, and secure the lower origin.
- In this formula the emphasis is to tonify Kidney essence with five seeds.
How does this formula compare?
Clinical Perspective
Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan, Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan, Zuo Gui Wan and Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan all tonify or secure Kidney essence. Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan strongly secures essence leakage; Zuo Gui Wan purely tonifies true Yin; Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan warms Kidney Yang. Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan uses five seeds to tonify and secure essence for Kidney deficiency with infertility or premature emission.
Clinical Differentiation
- Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan is used for kidney essence insufficiency affecting reproductive function.
- It is distinguished from Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan (secures leakage) and from You Gui Wan or Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan (warmer yang supplementation).
Safety notes: This formula is securing and supplementing. It is not appropriate for damp-heat in the lower jiao.
For educational reference only, based on traditional pattern differentiation — not a substitute for professional advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the actions of Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan?
Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan has the actions of tonifying the Kidney, benefiting Essence, and securing Jing. Its name means a decoction of five seeds that “continues the ancestral line”: it is a classical formula for Kidney deficiency affecting fertility and Essence storage.
Which modern conditions is Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan suited to?
Modern TCM clinical practice commonly applies it to individuals whose pattern differentiation falls within Kidney Essence deficiency, including male infertility or low semen quality of Kidney-deficiency type, sore weak lower back with reduced libido, seminal leakage of deficiency type, and some female Kidney-deficiency fertility pictures when used under professional guidance.
Is Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan suitable for improving low-back weakness and Kidney-deficiency fertility problems?
For presentations of sore weak lower back and knees, reduced Essence signs, possible dizziness or poor memory, a pale tongue, and a deep thin pulse — in those whose pattern differentiation confirms Kidney deficiency rather than Damp-Heat — TCM commonly applies Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan as an adjunct. It cannot replace urological, gynecological, or reproductive-medicine evaluation.
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Medical Disclaimer
For general TCM education only — not medical advice. Consult a qualified TCM practitioner or licensed healthcare provider before use, especially if pregnant, nursing, on medication, or managing a chronic condition.