Yin tonics
Zuo gui wan
Restore the Left Pill
- Chinese name
- 左归丸
- Group
- Yin tonics
- English name
- Achyranthes and Rehmannia Combination
Nourishes the yin of kidney and liver.
Indications
For yin deficiency with dizziness, night sweats, insomnia, thirst and dryness, poor memory, a red face, infertility, uterine bleeding or absent menstruation, lower back pain and seminal emission. The book also mentions diabetes, Addison's disease and tuberculosis.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Prepared rehmannia (shu di huang) | 15 g |
| Chinese yam (shan yao) | 9 g |
| Goji berry (gou qi zi) | 9 g |
| Shan zhu yu (cornus fruit) | 9 g |
| Chinese dodder seed (tu si zi) | 9 g |
| Niu xi (achyranthes) | 9 g |
| Deer antler gelatin (lu jiao jiao)animal | 6 g |
| Tortoise shell gelatin (gui ban jiao)animal | 6 g |
- Tongue
- red
- Pulse
- thin and rapid