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Nei Bu Wan内补丸

Internal Tonification Pill

Stabilizing and Astringing 固涩剂Stem Flooding and Stop Discharge 固崩止带

Ingredients10 herbs

鹿Lu Rong鹿茸3 g (powdered, taken with the pill)君 ChiefWarms Kidney yang and replenishes essence and marrow肉Rou Cong Rong肉苁蓉12 g君 ChiefWarms and supplements without drying, steadying the lower burner菟Tu Si Zi菟丝子12 g臣 DeputySupplements Kidney yang and yin together and secures essence制Zhi Fu Zi制附子6 g (processed; cooked first and long if decocted)臣 DeputyRestores the fire of the gate of life — toxic unless properly processed肉Rou Gui肉桂3 g臣 DeputyWarms the uterus and leads fire back to its source桑Sang Piao Xiao桑螵蛸9 g佐 AssistantSecures essence and checks discharge and frequent urination沙Sha Yuan Zi沙苑子12 g佐 AssistantTonifies the Kidney and binds the lower gate黄Huang Qi黄芪15 g佐 AssistantAugments qi and lifts, helping hold the discharge白Bai Ji Li白蒺藜9 g佐 AssistantMoves constrained Liver qi so the warm tonics do not stagnate紫Zi Wan Rong紫菀茸6 g佐使 Assistant–EnvoyOpens Lung qi above so the water passages below move — lifting the lid to pour the pot

Indications

Warms and tonifies Kidney yangSecures the lower burner and stops dischargeAugments qi and essence

Kidney yang deficiency discharge: without yang to warm and hold, fluids are neither transformed nor contained, so discharge is thin, clear and unrelenting, and the patient is cold rather than damp-hot.

Clinical Manifestations

  • Copious clear watery vaginal discharge
  • Cold lower abdomen with a dragging sensation
  • Sore lower back and weak knees
  • Frequent pale urination, worse at night
  • Cold limbs and low vitality with the above
TonguePale with a thin white coating
PulseDeep and slow, or deep and thin

Health Categories

Women's HealthUrinary & Bladder HealthEnergy & Fatigue

Modern Applications

LeukorrheaVaginal dischargeNocturiaHypothyroid-type fatigueChronic pelvic coldness

Common adjustments

  • Spleen deficiency with tiredness and loose stools — add Bai Zhu 白术 and Shan Yao 山药, or combine with Wan Dai Tang 完带汤
  • Discharge extremely copious — add Qian Shi 芡实 and Long Gu 龙骨
  • Any sign of heat appearing during treatment — stop the aconite and reduce the warming herbs — dryness, thirst, restlessness or yellowing discharge means the strategy no longer fits

Contraindications

Contains prepared aconite (Zhi Fu Zi Fu Zi (Zhi)), which is toxic unless correctly processed and decocted long enough; it must never be self-prescribed, and numbness of the mouth or tongue, palpitations or nausea means stopping at once and seeking care. Not for damp-heat or heat-toxin discharge — yellow, green, frothy, blood-streaked or foul discharge needs clearing and a diagnosis, and warming it makes matters worse. Not for yin-deficient patients with heat signs.

For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.

Pregnancy

Contraindicated in pregnancy and while breastfeeding — prepared aconite, Rou Gui and Lu Rong are all avoided in pregnancy, and discharge during pregnancy needs obstetric assessment rather than a warming tonic.

References

Source Nv Ke Qie Yao 《女科切要》 · Qing

  1. Classical source as cited above (public domain).
    2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition cross-checked.
    3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— studied with the discharge formulas of this section as the yang-deficiency case.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.