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You Gui Wan

右归丸 (You Gui Wan)

Source: Jing Yue Quan Shu — Zhang Jiebin (Ming, 1624)

Kidney Yang and Ming Men deficiencySevere yang deficiencyCold lower back and kneesImpotence and infertilityChronic diarrhea before dawnUrinary incontinenceCold limbs and aversion to cold

Description

You Gui Wan (Restore the Right [Kidney] Pill) is Zhang Jiebin's intensive Kidney Yang tonifying formula. The 'Right Kidney' in Ming-Qing TCM theory refers to the Ming Men (Life Gate) — the source of Yang fire. The formula warms and supplements Kidney Yang and Ming Men fire while nourishing Kidney Yin and Essence to prevent injury to Yin through excessive Yang tonification.

Preparation

Honey pills. Available commercially. As decoction: simmer 30–40 minutes, take warm.

Dosage

Pills: 9g twice daily on empty stomach. Long-term use appropriate. Contraindicated in Yin deficiency with fire.