Yang Tonics
Name Long Xia (Lobster) Nature and action Nature Salt, sweet, warm. Actions Tonify the kidney and strengthen yang, tonify yin, strengthen the stomach, induce tranquilization.
Qi Tonics
Name Xun Yu (Chinese sturgeon, Chinese paddlefish) Nature and action Nature Sweet, neutral; lung and liver channels.
Yang Tonics
Name Zhu Shen (Pig's Kidney) Nature and action Nature Salty, neutral; liver and kidney channels. Actions Tonify the kidney, strengthen yang, promote urination.
Qi Tonics
Name Xun Yu (Chinese sturgeon, Chinese paddlefish) Nature and action Nature Sweet, neutral; lung and liver channels.
Qi Tonics
Chinese sturgeon: replenish qi, tonify deficiency, activate blood and treat strangury.
Yang Tonics
Name Zhu Shen (Pig's Kidney) Nature and action Nature Salty, neutral; liver and kidney channels. Actions Tonify the kidney, strengthen yang, promote urination.
Yang Tonics
Hai Shen: tonify the kidney, replenish essence, tonify blood and moisten dryness, stop bleeding.
Qi Tonics
Name Zhu Gan (Pork Liver) Nature and action Nature Sweet, bitter, warm; spleen, stomach and liver channels.
Yang Tonics
Name Hai Shen (Sea Cucumber) Nature and action Nature Sweet, salty, neutral; kidney and lung channels.
Qi Tonics
Name Jiu Niang (Fermented glutinous rice) Nature and action Nature Sweet, acrid, warm; lung, spleen and stomach channels.
Yang Tonics
Name Luo Mo Zi (Metaplexis Fruit) Nature and action Nature Sweet, slightly acrid, warm; heart, lung and kidney channels.