🌿 Male Infertility Formula II: Zengjing San
Name: Zengjing San
【Function and Indications】
Function: Strengthen kidney yang, nourish kidney essence, increase sperm count. Indicated for oligospermia (low sperm count).
【Prescription Composition】
Lycium barbarum 360 grams, Prepared Polygonatum sibiricum 180 grams, Cuscuta seed 180 grams, Cistanche 180 grams, Black Dog Kidney 1 piece, Salt 15 grams. Dry and grind into fine powder, mix evenly for storage. Begin taking when the female partner’s menstruation starts. One course lasts about 12 days, taken twice daily on an empty stomach. Avoid sexual intercourse during treatment, avoid garlic, quit smoking and drinking alcohol.
【Differential Diagnosis and Adjustment】
Add Ginseng and Processed Aconite if spleen-stomach yang deficiency; add Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Phellodendron amurense, and Raw Rehmannia if yin deficiency with fire excess.
【Clinical Efficacy】
Treated 12 cases of oligospermia: 8 cured (pregnancy or childbirth achieved), 4 improved.
【Source】
Huang Tianbao, Health Clinic, Guantian Township, Taixing County, Fujian Province.
【Comment】
This is a family-secret formula passed down by Huang. Lycium barbarum has sweet and neutral properties, clears liver and nourishes kidney; Polygonatum sibiricum, Cuscuta seed, and Cistanche nourish kidney and strengthen yang, fill essence and marrow; black dog kidney warms the kidney and strengthens yang, nourishes essence and marrow; a small amount of salt guides the medicine to the kidney—combined, these herbs complement each other effectively.<<Infertility>>