You Gui Wan

You Gui Wan

Alternative Name: Restore the Right Kidney Pill[1]

Ingredients:

• Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (Shu Di Huang): 240g[2]

• Rhizoma Dioscoreae (Shan Yao): 120g[2]

• Fructus Corni (Shan Zhu Yu): 90g[2]

• Fructus Lycii (Gou Qi Zi): 120g

• Colla Cornus Cervi (Lu Jiao Jiao): 120g[2]

• Semen Cuscutae (Tu Si Zi): 120g[2]

• Cortex Eucommiae (Du Zhong): 120g[2]

• Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Dang Gui): 90g (to be omitted in cases of loose stools)[2]

• Cortex Cinnamomi (Rou Gui): 60g, can be gradually increased to 120g[2]

• Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata (Zhi Fu Zi): 60g, can be gradually increased to 150-180g[2]

Method of Administration:

The traditional method involves grinding the herbs into a fine powder. The prepared rehmannia root is first steamed until soft and mashed into a paste. This paste is then combined with the other powdered herbs and honey to form pills the size of a cherry. It is typically recommended to take 2 to 3 pills at a time, swallowed with warm boiled water.[2] Modern preparations are also available in other forms such as smaller pills, capsules, and granules, with varying dosage instructions.[3][4][5]

Functions:

The primary function of You Gui Wan is to warm and tonify the Kidney Yang.[1][6][7] It is used to address a deficiency of Kidney Yang and the decline of the “fire of the gate of vitality” (Ming Men).