You Gui Wan

(Restore the Right (Kidney) Pill)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Tonify the Qi

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• This section is being researched, and is not completed.
• This formula contains one or more toxic substances (while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity).

Preparation Notes:

• Pills. Grind all substances into an even powder and use honey to form into pills.
• Take 9-15 grams, 2-3 times a day with warm water.
• To prepare as a decoction, reduce quantities appropriately.

Originally Appeared In:

• Collected Treatises of Jing Yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Spleen, Heart, Kidneys, Liver, Lungs

Substances in this Formula (10 Total):

	Fu Zi (Processed Aconite) Qty: 60-180 grams Chan: HT, KI, SP Prop: Spicy, Hot, Toxic Latin: Radix Lateralis Praeparatus Aconiti Carmichaeli Cat: Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
	Rou Gui (Inner Brack or Saigon Cinnamon) Qty: 60-120 grams Chan: HT, KI, LIV, SP Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Hot Latin: Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae Cat: Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
	Lu Jiao Jiao (Deer Horn Gelatin) Qty: 120 grams Chan: LIV, KI Prop: Sweet, Salty, Warm Latin: Gelatinum Cornu Cervi Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Shu Di Huang (Chinese Foxglove Root, Steamed with Water or Alcohol, Rehmannia) Qty: 240 grams Chan: LIV, KI, (HT) Prop: Sweet, Slightly Warm Latin: Processed Radix Rehmanniae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Shan Zhu Yu (Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit, Cornus) Qty: 90 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Sour, Slightly Warm Latin: Fructus Corni Officinalis Cat: Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
	Shan Yao (Chinese Yam Rhizome, Dioscorea) Qty: 120 grams Chan: KI, LU, SP Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Gou Qi Zi (Chinese Wolfberry Fruit, Matrimony Vine Fruit) Qty: 120 grams Chan: LIV, LU, KI Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Fructus Lycii Chinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Tu Si Zi (Chinese Dodder Seeds) Qty: 120 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Neutral Latin: Semen Cuscutae Chinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark) Qty: 120 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Sweet, Slightly Spicy, Warm Latin: Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root) Qty: 90 grams Chan: HT, LIV, SP Prop: Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Radix Angelicae Sinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood

References

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition) - Qiao Yi

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article) - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition) - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition) - Max Wichtl

Only use Chinese herbs or formulas under the direct care and supervision of a licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist. Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.