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

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Collected Treatises of [Zhang] Jing-Yue, 1624

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia)

Rehmannia glutinosa

240 grams

Shan Yao (Chinese yam)

Dioscorea opposita

Gou Qi Zi (Wolfberry fruit)

Lycium barbarum

Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus fruit)

Cornus officinalis

Tu Si Zi (Dodder seed)

Cuscuta chinensis

Lu Jiao Jiao (Deer horn gelatin)

Gelatinum Cornu Cervi

Gui Jiao (Turtle shell gelatin)

Gelatinum Plastrum Testudinis

120 grams ea.

Chuan Niu Xi (Cyathula)

Cyathula officinalia

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 di
fficulties
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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