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Zuo Gui Wan 左归丸
Restore the Left [Kidney] Pill

Tradition:
TCM

Source / Author:
Collected Treatises of [Zhang] Jing-Yue, 1624

Herb Name
Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia)
Shan Yao (Chinese yam)
Gou Qi Zi (Wolfberry fruit)
Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus fruit)
Tu Si Zi (Dodder seed)
Lu Jiao Jiao (Deer horn gelatin)
Gui Jiao (Turtle shell gelatin)
Chuan Niu Xi (Cyathula)
Latin
Rehmannia glutinosa
Dioscorea opposita
Lycium barbarum
Cornus officinalis
Cuscuta chinensis
Gelatinum Cornu Cervi
Gelatinum Plastrum Testudinis
Cyathula officinalia
Amount
240 grams





120 grams ea.
90 grams

Preparation:
Powder and form Honey pills.

Function:
Nourishes Yin, strengthens Kidneys, replenishes Marrow and Essence

Use:
Formula Pattern: Light-headedness, Vertigo, Dizziness, Tinnitus, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, dry mouth, thirst, shiny tongue coat and a thin, rapid pulse
1. Chronic Lower Back
2. Dizziness and Vertigo
3. Spermatorrhea, Nocturnal Emission
4. Sexual dysfunction, Impotence
5. Infertility
6. Addison’s Disease
7. Failure to Thrive, Delayed Development, Learning difficulties
8. Anovulation
9. Diabetes
10. Tuberculosis
11. Polycystic Kidneys
12. Polycystic Ovarian disease

Dose:
9–15 grams

Cautions:
Use cautiously in Cold and weakness of the Spleen and Stomach with Diarrhea.

Modifications:
1. A little Costus Mu Xiang and Amomum Sha Ren can be added to enhance digestion.

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