Seal Penis and Testes … Classic Formulas
Hai Gou Shen · Penis et Testes Callorhini
Primary Actions
- Warms Kidney Yang and supports sexual function ... Hai Gou Shen is a historical specialty tonic used for impotence, cold weakness of the lower burner, and diminished reproductive drive.
- Nourishes essence and supports marrow ... older trade literature extends its use to infertility, constitutional depletion, and weakness following prolonged deficiency.
- Strengthens the lumbar region and knees in deep deficiency-cold states ... it is used when reproductive weakness is accompanied by soreness, frailty, or coldness below the waist.
Classic Formulas
- Kidney-Yang tonic wine traditions with Lu Rong, Yin Yang Huo, and Rou Cong Rong ... used when impotence and infertility arise from deep lower-burner cold.
- Tonic pill combinations with Tu Si Zi, Ba Ji Tian, and Gou Qi Zi ... broader essence-and-yang support strategy for cold infertility and lumbar weakness.
Classical Text References
- TCM Wiki records Hai Gou Shen as salty and hot, entering the Liver and Kidney channels, with actions of warming the Kidney, tonifying Yang, and nourishing essence and marrow.
- Older trade literature treats it as a specialty tonic for impotence, lumbar weakness, and premature ejaculation rather than as a routine household decoction herb.