Kidney Qi Bolus
(shen qi wan 腎氣丸)

Source: Synopsis of the Golden Chamber《金匱要略》

Indications: Lower back pain, knee weakness, feeling cold in the lower body, tenseness in the lower abdomen, urinary difficulty or profuse urine, the pulse is deep and thready, the tongue is pale and bulky and glossy. With appropriate modifications, modern TCM uses the formula in diseases like chronic nephritis, neurasthenia, diabetes, hypothyroidism, chronic bronchial asthma, chronic lower urinary tract and joint inflammations.

適應症：腎陽不足，表現腰痛腳軟，下身常有冷感，少腹拘急，小便不利或小便多，脈沉細，舌淡而胖，苔薄白不燥。現代用於慢性腎炎、神經衰弱、糖尿病、甲狀腺功能低下、慢性支氣管哮喘、慢性尿道炎、關節炎等，腎陽不足症候者。