Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan, Golden Lock Pill for Keeping the Kidney Essence. Administer half an hour before or one hour after eating. In the initial phases, dosage may be increased to 8-12 pills 3 times per day, then reduced to a maintenance dose as the formula takes effect. May be used medium-term for a few weeks to a few months. Once the symptoms of this condition have been relieved, this formula should be discontinued and replaced with an appropriate constitutional formula.