Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan — Golden Lock Pill to Secure Essence
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What is Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan?
Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan — Golden Lock Pill to Secure Essence — is a classical Qing dynasty formula from Wang Ang’s Yi Fang Ji Jie (1682). It is one of the most widely used formulas in Chinese herbal medicine for Kidney Qi deficiency unable to retain Essence, classically presenting with spermatorrhoea, premature ejaculation and chronic urinary leak in deficient constitutions.
I prescribe Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan as part of bespoke herbal formulas from pharmaceutical-grade granules sourced from Sun Ten in Taiwan.
Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan TCM pattern
Prescribed for Kidney Qi deficiency with non-retention of Essence: chronic spermatorrhoea, premature ejaculation, urinary frequency, lower-back ache, weak knees, fatigue, possible tinnitus, a pale tongue with a thin coat and a deep weak pulse.
Key herbs
- Sha Yuan Zi — chief herb; tonifies Kidney and astringes Essence
- Qian Shi — tonifies Kidney and Spleen, astringes Essence
- Lian Xu, Lian Zi — astringe Essence
- Long Gu, Mu Li — settle the Shen and astringe leakage
Formula actions
- Tonifies the Kidney
- Secures and astringes Essence
- Calms the Shen and prevents leakage
Conditions treated
- Chronic spermatorrhoea and nocturnal emission
- Premature ejaculation in deficient constitutions
- Chronic urinary frequency and dribbling incontinence with deficiency
- Chronic prostatorrhoea
- Selected presentations of post-radiotherapy urinary leakage
Cautions
Contraindicated in Damp-Heat or Heart-Fire patterns of spermatorrhoea, acute prostatitis and urinary tract infection. Best used as a maintenance formula in chronic deficiency; not appropriate when an excess pathogen needs to be cleared first.
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