Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet

Warm Kidney Yang • Support Ming Men Fire • Transform Water • Strengthen the Lower Burner

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan is one of the most foundational Kidney Yang-supporting formulas in Chinese medicine. First recorded by Zhang Zhong Jing in the Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet), it is considered the original Yang-tonifying modification of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, designed to restore the dynamic warmth required for healthy metabolism, fluid regulation, and reproductive function.

Unlike formulas that simply warm the body, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan takes a balanced approach by supporting Yang while preserving the Yin foundation of the Kidneys. By combining warming herbs such as Fu Zi and Gui Zhi with deeply nourishing Kidney and Liver Yin herbs, it revives Ming Men Fire without exhausting the body’s essential fluids.

When patients present with cold limbs, fatigue, low back weakness, frequent urination, water retention, or diminished vitality, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan is often one of the first formulas practitioners consider.

Beyond traditional Kidney Yang deficiency patterns, this formula has become highly valued in modern practice for constitutional cold patterns, aging-related decline, reproductive weakness, and fatigue presentations where metabolism and fluid transformation have become sluggish.

Traditional Indications

• Kidney Yang deficiency
• Cold limbs
• Fatigue and low vitality
• Weak low back and knees
• Frequent urination
• Edema and water retention
• Abdominal or lower burner Cold
• Reduced sexual function
• Weak constitution
• Difficulty warming the body
• Chronic deficiency patterns

TCM Pattern

Kidney Yang Deficiency with Impaired Water Metabolism

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan warms and tonifies Kidney Yang, strengthens Ming Men Fire, supports fluid transformation, promotes urination, and balances Kidney Yin and Yang to restore functional vitality.

Modern Clinical Applications

Many practitioners reach for Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan when supporting patients experiencing:

• Cold intolerance and cold extremities
• Chronic fatigue with deficiency signs
• Low back weakness or soreness
• Frequent urination
• Water retention and edema patterns
• Reduced libido or sexual fatigue
• Aging-related decline in vitality
• Hypothyroid-like presentations with Cold signs
• Perimenopausal symptoms with Kidney Cold
• Post-viral exhaustion with lingering Cold patterns
• Metabolic sluggishness associated with Yang deficiency

Its unique ability to warm, nourish, and regulate fluids makes it one of the most important Kidney Yang formulas in classical Chinese medicine.

Ingredients

Sheng Di Huang — 25%
Shan Zhu Yu — 12.5%
Shan Yao — 12.5%
Fu Zi (processed) — 10%
Gui Zhi — 10%
Ze Xie — 10%
Fu Ling — 10%
Mu Dan Pi — 10%

Based on classical ratios and standard modifications

Crafted using our signature Two-Cured Decoction™ process—combining a traditional hot water decoction with a secondary high-proof alcohol extraction—to capture both water-soluble and alcohol-soluble herbal constituents for a full-spectrum tincture.

Practitioner Favorites

Deeper Yang Deficiency & Infertility Patterns

50% Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan + 50% You Gui Wan

Excellent when Kidney Yang deficiency is more pronounced, with deeper Cold, reproductive weakness, depleted vitality, or stronger signs of constitutional deficiency.

Edema with Kidney & Spleen Deficiency

60% Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan + 40% Zhen Wu Tang

A favorite combination when impaired fluid metabolism presents with swelling, heaviness, dizziness, fatigue, and Kidney/Spleen Yang deficiency.

Single Herb Pairings

For further customization, consider adding:

Rou Gui — when stronger warming of Ming Men Fire or uterine warming is needed.

Yin Yang Huo — when libido, reproductive vitality, and Yang support are primary concerns.

Dang Shen — when Qi deficiency accompanies Kidney Yang weakness, fatigue, and low energy.

Urban Herbs Practitioner Advantage

Every 16 oz amber bottle is designed for fast, customized dispensing in clinical practice. Blend Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan with complementary formulas to create individualized prescriptions in minutes—giving your patients the convenience of a liquid tincture while providing your practice with a flexible, space-saving herbal pharmacy.

Double-extracted. Ready to dispense. Built for practitioners.

Why Practitioners Keep Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan on the Shelf

Every practitioner eventually encounters the patient who says,

"I feel cold all the time. My energy is low, my body feels heavy, and I just cannot seem to warm up."

That patient often reflects the classic Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan presentation.

Its ability to restore the body’s foundational warmth while supporting fluid metabolism makes it one of the most important formulas for Kidney Yang deficiency. Rather than simply adding heat, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan rebuilds the deeper source of warming function—the Ming Men Fire that supports transformation, movement, and vitality throughout the body.

Practitioners frequently reach for Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan when supporting:

• Chronic cold patterns
• Fatigue with low metabolic function
• Frequent urination
• Water retention
• Low back weakness
• Sexual fatigue
• Aging-related decline
• Fertility patterns involving Kidney Cold
• Perimenopausal Kidney Yang deficiency
• Lingering Cold after illness

Because Urban Herbs tinctures are designed for blending, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan becomes even more versatile when combined with formulas that strengthen Qi, address deeper Yang collapse, or support fluid transformation.

For many practitioners, it is one of the first bottles considered when the body’s internal fire has become too weak to properly warm, move, and transform.

One bottle. A timeless solution for restoring Ming Men Fire and rebuilding Kidney Yang.

Practitioner Snapshot

Category

Kidney Yang Tonifying Formulas

Primary Actions

• Warms Kidney Yang
• Supports Ming Men Fire
• Promotes Fluid Transformation
• Strengthens Lower Burner Function
• Supports Reproductive Vitality
• Balances Kidney Yin and Yang

Best For

• Kidney Yang deficiency
• Cold limbs
• Fatigue
• Low back weakness
• Frequent urination
• Water retention
• Sexual fatigue
• Hypothyroid-like Cold patterns
• Perimenopausal Kidney Cold

Pairs Well With

• You Gui Wan
• Zhen Wu Tang
• Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
• Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
• Er Xian Tang

Clinical Personality

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kidney Yang Warming
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ming Men Support
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Fluid Regulation
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Reproductive Support
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Constitutional Strengthening

Clinical Pearl

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan is one of the classic formulas every practitioner associates with the phrase “restore the Kidney fire.” Its hallmark indication is a patient whose Yang has become insufficient to warm, transform, and move fluids throughout the body—resulting in coldness, fatigue, weakness, and sluggish function.

Its brilliance lies in its balance. While Fu Zi and Gui Zhi awaken Yang and warm the channels, the Kidney Yin-supporting herbs ensure that the formula strengthens the foundation rather than simply creating temporary warmth. This makes Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan one of the most enduring formulas for restoring vitality when the body’s internal fire has become diminished.