Jisheng Kidney Energy Pill is a warm kidney Chinese medicine with a warm and hot flavor, which may lead to sore throat if too much of it causes internal heat. In the formula of Jisheng Kidney Qi Pill, cinnamon is pungent, sweet and hot, and the preparation of epimedium is pungent, warm and hot, both of which can replenish fire and help yang (to promote the production of fire and yang qi); and hyssop is acidic, sweet and neutral, which is good for tonifying the liver and kidneys, and strengthening the waist and knees. The “three tonic” of ripened huang, wine cornelian cherry, yam and the “three diarrhea” of mudanpi, poria, zedoary have the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys. Psyllium is sweet, cold and clear, good at clearing heat, diuretic and resolving phlegm. Jisheng Kidney Qi Pill has the function of warming the kidney, transforming qi, inducing diuresis and eliminating edema. It can be used for treating kidney deficiency and edema caused by insufficient kidney yang, unfavorable qi transformation, water-drinking (water abnormally stays in the body), pain and heaviness in the waist and knees, dysuria, and phlegm (a pathological product formed by the impaired metabolism of water) and coughing and wheezing. Due to the strong power of warm tonic, excessive intake causes internal heat and may trigger sore throat, which can be relieved after stopping the medicine. Jisheng Kidney Qi Pill should be taken under medical supervision and in moderation. During the period of taking the medicine, the diet should be light, prohibit eating greasy, raw and cold.