Chinese Raspberry Fruit — Classic Formulas
Fu Pen Zi · Fructus Rubi
Primary Actions
- Secures essence and reduces urination - Fu Pen Zi is a core herb for enuresis, urinary frequency, nocturia, and leakage patterns from weak Kidney qi.
- Tonifies the Kidney and supports reproductive vitality - it is used for infertility, impotence, low sperm quality, and premature ejaculation when deficiency and leakage coexist.
- Benefits the Liver and brightens the eyes - traditional use extends to blurred or dim vision from Liver-Kidney insufficiency.
- Supports long-course constitutional restoration - because it both tonifies and astringes, it is valuable when the treatment goal is to nourish while preventing further loss.
Classic Formulas
- Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan - classic fertility and Kidney-essence formula in which Fu Pen Zi helps secure the essence while other seeds deepen nourishment.
- Kidney leakage formulas pair Fu Pen Zi with Tu Si Zi, Sang Piao Xiao, or Qian Shi for enuresis, spermatorrhea, and nocturia.
- Vision-support formulas combine Fu Pen Zi with Gou Qi Zi and other Liver-Kidney tonics when chronic deficiency affects the eyes.
Classical Text References
- Me and Qi presents Fu Pen Zi as a sweet-sour, slightly warm fruit that enters the Liver, Kidney, and Bladder to tonify and astringe at the same time.
- Classical literature links its essence-preserving and eye-brightening functions to the shared root of Liver blood and Kidney essence.