Fish Bladder and Seed Pills，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，Physical weakness; excessive indulgence in alcohol and sexual activity; dizziness; tinnitus; blurred vision; soreness and pain in the lower back and knees; weakness in the limbs; spontaneous sweating and night sweats; deficiency of the lower jiao; nocturnal emissions, seminal leakage, and impotence; or, in men, cold semen, kidney deficiency causing erectile dysfunction, inability to maintain an erection for long, and decline of primordial yang; or, in women, cold blood and weak qi, chronic uterine cold, abnormal vaginal discharge (both red and white), irregular menstruation, and prolonged infertility.
Fish Bladder and Seed Pills
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Formulas Name : Fish Bladder and Seed Pills
Chinese Name : 鱼鳔种子丸
Drug Formulation
1 jin of white fish swim bladder (stir-fried with oyster powder until pearl-like, then ground to a fine powder), 8 liang of Angelica sinensis (washed in wine, sun-dried), 8 liang of Epimedium (stems, branches, and thorns removed; stir-fried with mutton fat), 8 liang of white lotus stamen (sorted, ash removed),Cistanche (washed in wine, sun-dried) 8 liang, Sichuan Eucommia (peeled, stir-fried in green salt water until the fibers break) 8 liang, Dodder Seeds (rinsed clean of ash and soil, soaked in sweet wine overnight, then boiled in water, and finally boiled with wine again to form cakes, then sun-dried) 8 liang,Sha Yuan Tribulus (preferably bright green and kidney-shaped; remove ash and soil; divide into 4 strands; mix each strand with 2 liang of rock salt, human milk, aged wine, and children’s urine; lightly stir-fry) 8 liang, Poria (peeled, sliced, steamed with human milk, and sun-dried) 4 liang,Goji berries (red and fleshy; sort carefully and remove the stems) 4 liang, Achyranthes root (preferably plump and long; remove the fibrous core, slice, wash with wine, and sun-dry) 6 liang,Pogostemon (sorted, stir-fried in rock salt water) 6 liang, Cinnamomum cassia 2 liang (remove coarse bark, slice, do not expose to direct heat), Aconite root 2 pieces (each weighing 1 liang 4 qian; remove the pith, cut into 4 pieces; soak in licorice water for 7 days, changing the water daily; at the end of the period, wrap each piece tightly in 8 liang of flour, place over a charcoal fire to bake until cooked through, then slice and bake dry).
Source
*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Physical weakness; excessive indulgence in alcohol and sexual activity; dizziness; tinnitus; blurred vision; soreness and pain in the lower back and knees; weakness in the limbs; spontaneous sweating and night sweats; deficiency of the lower jiao; nocturnal emissions, seminal leakage, and impotence; or, in men, cold semen, kidney deficiency causing erectile dysfunction, inability to maintain an erection for long, and decline of primordial yang; or, in women, cold blood and weak qi, chronic uterine cold, abnormal vaginal discharge (both red and white), irregular menstruation, and prolonged infertility.
Instructions for Use
Take 100 pills every morning with salted water, and 100 pills in the evening with aged yellow wine or sweet wine.
Note
The two ingredients in this formula—Cinnamon and Aconite—are suitable for the elderly and the frail; those who are robust should use them sparingly.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Fish Bladder and Seed Pills,Physical weakness; excessive indulgence in alcohol and sexual activity; dizziness; tinnitus; blurred vision; soreness and pain in the lower back and knees; weakness in the limbs; spontaneous sweating and night sweats; deficiency of the lower jiao; nocturnal emissions, seminal leakage, and impotence; or, in men, cold semen, kidney deficiency causing erectile dysfunction, inability to maintain an erection for long, and decline of primordial yang; or, in women, cold blood and weak qi, chronic uterine cold, abnormal vaginal discharge (both red and white), irregular menstruation, and prolonged infertility.