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Is it good for men to take Liuwei Dihuang Pills?

Asked by:Sunny

Asked on:Apr 03, 2026 02:21 PM

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  • Claire Claire

    Apr 03, 2026

      The main ingredients of Liuwei Rehmannia Pills are Rehmannia glutinosa, yam, dogwood, Alisma, paeonol bark, and Poria cocos. Its main effect: Nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys. It is used for kidney yin deficiency, dizziness, tinnitus, soreness and weakness of waist and knees, bone steaming, hot flashes, night sweats and spermatorrhea, and quenching thirst.

      Experts pointed out that Liuwei Dihuang Pills is a representative prescription for nourishing kidney yin among traditional Chinese medicine tonics. The six herbs in the prescription are combined, with three tonics and three purgatives. Rehmannia glutinosa, cornus, and yam are the main three tonics, nourishing the liver, spleen, and kidneys. Alisma, poria, and paeonol are used as adjuncts to exude dampness, clear heat, and purge turbidity. It contains tonics and purges without damaging the body. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, hot flashes and night sweats, dry mouth and throat, and heel pain caused by kidney yin deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Kidney deficiency It can be divided into symptom types such as kidney yin deficiency, kidney yang deficiency, kidney qi deficiency, and kidney yin deficiency. Moreover, the causes of the disease are different, and it can also be caused by diseases of other organs, such as spleen and kidney yin deficiency, liver and kidney yin deficiency, etc.

      Traditional Chinese medicine believes that for those who regard Liuwei Dihuang Pills as "health products", there are several misunderstandings: First, not all malelow back pain ”They are all caused by kidney deficiency, and may also be caused by lumbar disc herniation, lumbar muscle strain, kidney stones, etc. disease Caused, it is recommended that patients with unexplained low back pain should seek medical advice promptly. Hospital Diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the saying "nine out of ten men have kidney deficiency" may not always be true. Even if there is kidney deficiency, there is a difference between yin and yang. Liuwei Dihuang Pill is not without side effects, because the ingredients in the prescription are mainly moisturizing. If you take it for a long time, it will easily stagnate the spleen and hinder the stomach. Disharmony between the spleen and stomach will affect appetite. Dampness in the spleen can easily lead to diarrhea due to spleen deficiency.

      Nowadays, many middle-aged men are too lazy to exercise every day, suffer from overnutrition and are overweight. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that fat people are more damp, and dampness will trap the spleen. Therefore, people who are overweight should not take Liuwei Dihuang Pills casually for "tonning". Therefore, not all men are suitable for taking Liuwei Dihuang Pills, let alone self-medication. They must decide the medication and dosage according to different conditions under the guidance of a doctor.

      Whether the Liuwei Rehmannia Pills are good or bad mainly depends on whether the selected medicinal materials are authentic. Selenium-rich Liuwei Rehmannia Pills uses authentic medicinal materials from Funiu Mountain. Compared with similar products, it is an updated product with more powerful effects and can treat men. sexual dysfunction caused by ImpotencePremature ejaculation and other symptoms. Functional analysis: This prescription is the main prescription for nourishing yin, and its function is to nourish the liver. It is mainly based on the kidney and can nourish spleen yin. It is a prescription for tonifying the three yin simultaneously. In the prescription, wild Rehmannia glutinosa from Funiu Mountain is used to nourish the kidneys and replenish essence, which is the king medicine; supplemented by high-selenium dogwood to nourish the liver and astringent essence, anti-aging, and Chinese yam to nourish the spleen and strengthen essence, which is the tonic aspect. Alisma is also used to clear away kidney fire and prevent the greasiness caused by Rehmannia glutinosa; Danbark is used to clear away liver fire and can control the warmth of high-selenium dogwood; Poria cocos is used to lighten spleen dampness and help the health of yam, and together it is a ministerial drug, which is the purgative side. The six traditional Chinese medicines cooperate with each other to nourish the middle and have diarrhea, combine diarrhea and tonification, and complement each other. They are agents for tonic, opening and closing, and good medicine for nourishing the liver and kidneys. They are often used to treat liver and kidney deficiency and inflammation caused by deficiency and fire.

      Male sexual dysfunction and selenium-rich concentrated Liuwei Dihuang Pills: clinical Male sexual dysfunction mostly manifests as: ① Premature ejaculation. Due to deficiency of kidney yin and reckless movement of phase fire, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, irritability and insomnia, hot flashes and night sweats, dizziness and backache, thinness and weakness, red tongue with less coating, and stringy and thready pulse. ②Impotence, soreness and weakness in waist and knees. Liver and kidney yin deficiency and excessive fire caused by excessive sexual life can cause impotence, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, night sweats and spermatorrhea, red tongue with less coating, and thready pulse. ③Clear your thirst. Indulgence damages yin, liver stagnation turns into fire, and body fluid disappears, resulting in severe thirst, frequent urination, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth, or heat in the palms and soles, low sexual function (high at first, then low), red tongue with thin coating, and thready pulse. ④Drenching syndrome. Due to insufficient kidney yin and unfavorable qi transformation, the urine is leaky, hard to drain, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, and aggravated by exertion. It is also accompanied by continuous low back pain, hot urine, red tongue with less coating, and thready pulse.

      How to take: 3 times a day, take with warm water or light salt water after meals. 350 patients with premature ejaculation and impotence caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency were clinically observed. After taking Junshan Selenium-rich Concentrated Liuwei Dihuang Pills for one to three months, the cure rate was over 95%.

      Three types of people who should not take Liuwei Dihuang Pills:

      1. Healthy people

      For normal people, if there are no obvious symptoms of kidney yin deficiency, I think it is not suitable to take Liuwei Dihuang Pills on their own for a long time.

      2. People with obvious yang deficiency (including kidney yang deficiency and spleen yang deficiency) should not take it.

      People with kidney yang deficiency have a pale complexion, weak constitution, and prefer summer to winter. Such people are not suitable for taking Liuwei Dihuang Pills. Many patients with erectile dysfunction caused by insufficient kidney yang blindly take Liuwei Dihuang Pills, which will make their symptoms worse. Professor Peng specifically reminded them that they should choose drugs to treat kidney yang deficiency, such as Jingui Shenqi Pills.

      3. People with kidney yin deficiency but poor spleen and stomach function

      Liuwei Dihuang Wan is a yin-tonifying medicine. There are more yin-tonifying medicines in the formula, which will hinder digestion after taking it. Middle-aged and elderly people generally have weak spleen and stomach functions, so they should be more careful when taking it. If you take it intermittently, it will have little effect; if you take it continuously for a long time, it is not advisable.

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