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You Gui Wan 右归丸
Restore the Right [Kidney] Pill
Restore the Right [Kidney] Pill
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Collected Treatises of [Zhang] Jing-Yue, 1624
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Herb Name
Zhi Fu Zi 制附子 (Prepared Aconite)
Rou Gui 肉桂 (Cinnamon) Li Jiao Jiao ⿅角胶 (Deer horn gelatin) Shan Zhu Yu 山茱萸 (Cornus fruit) Du Zhong 杜仲 (Eucommia) Shu Di Huang 熟地黄 (Rehmannia) Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子 (Wolfberry fruit) Tu Si Zi 菟丝子 (Dodder seed) Dang Gui 当归 (Chinese angelica) Shan Yao 山药 (Chinese yam) |
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Preparation:
Powder and prepare Honey pills. It may also be prepared as a decoction with the doses given above.
Function:
Warms the Kidneys, tonifies Yang, nourishes Essence, tonifies Blood
Use:
Formula pattern: Chronic weakness, exhaustion from chronic illness, cold extremities, lower back pain and weakness, loose stool, incontinence
1. Chronic Lower Back Pain; Degeneration of the Lumbar discs
2. Chronic Weakness due to Old age, Chronic disease or Convalescence
3. Infertility
4. Anovulation
5. Impotence
6. Incontinence
7. Edema
8. Chronic Anemia; Leukopenia
9. Addison’s Disease
10. Hyperaldosteronism
11. Hypothyroidism
12. Chronic Nephritis
13. Chronic Prostatitis
14. Delayed development in Children; Failure to Thrive; Learning difficulties
15. Diabetes
16. Multiple Sclerosis
17. Muscular Dystrophy
18. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dose:
9–15 grams three times daily
Cautions:
1. Generally not used in Yin deficiency or Heat conditions
Modifications:
1. Ginseng makes this formula stronger and is necessary in marked Qi deficiency.
2. Chronic Diarrhea from Kidney Yang deficiency, add Schisandra Wu Wei Zi and Nutmeg
3. Stomach weakness with poor appetite and indigestion, add Dried Ginger.
4. Impotence, add Morinda Bai Ji Tian and Cistanches Rou Cong Rong
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