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Herbs & Cultures

Yang tonics

You gui wan

Restore the Right Pill

Chinese name
右归丸
Group
Yang tonics
English name
Eucommia and Rehmannia Combination

Strengthens the kidney yang and curbs seminal emission.

Indications

For cold, a pale face, spontaneous sweating, premature ejaculation, impotence, pain in the lower back and joints, dizziness, seminal emission and bedwetting. The book also mentions chronic nephritis, diabetes and infertility. Also for cold hands and feet, frequent and night-time urination and a weak, painful lower back and knees.

Ingredients

IngredientsAmount
Prepared rehmannia (shu di huang)20–30 g
Shan zhu yu (cornus fruit)10–15 g
Chinese yam (shan yao)15–20 g
Du zhong (eucommia bark)10–15 g
Goji berry (gou qi zi)10–15 g
Chinese dodder seed (tu si zi)10–15 g
Dang gui (Chinese angelica)10–15 g
Deer antler gelatin (lu jiao jiao)animal15–20 g
Prepared aconite (fu zi)toxicno amount
Cinnamon bark (rou gui)6–9 g
Tongue
pale
Pulse
deep, slow and weak