HERB FORMULAS

GUI SHEN WAN

English: Restore the Kidneys Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 16g Nourishes the Blood, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao, for dizziness, weak and sore back, impotence, spermatorrhea and night sweats, due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 16g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens Kidney Yang, stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Yao, for urinary frequency (day or night), dizziness, tinnitus and lower back pain due to Kidney Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao and Gou Qi Zi, for true Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 16g Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin, stops diarrhea, tonifies the Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
With Shan Zhu Yu and Tu Si Zi, for leukorrhea due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency.
Poriae Fu Ling 12g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi 10g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and Yin and benefits Jing.
With Shu Di Huang, for Liver and Kidney Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang, Tu Si Zi and Du Zhong, for dizziness, weakness, impotence, and spermatorrhea due to Kidney and Liver Yin and Blood Deficiency.
Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong 10g Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver, strengthens the sinews and bones, aids the smooth flow of Qi and Blood and tonifies Kidney Yang.
With Shan Zhu Yu and Tu Si Zi, for impotence and frequent urination due to Deficiency Cold of the Kidneys.
Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi 10g Strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine, benefits the marrow and tonifies the Kidneys and Liver.
With Du Zhong, enriches and tonifies the Kidneys and Liver, astringes Jing, nourishes Kidney Yin , brightens the eyes and encourages the movement of Primal Yang to treat spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation and lower back pain from Kidney Deficiency.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 10g Tonifies Blood, regulates the menses, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood,disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Strengthens the Chong and REN channels
  • Tonifies Kidney Jing
  • Tonifies Kidney Qi

SYNDROMES

  • Deficiency of the Kidneys (especially the Jing)

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Clear, pale Blood menstruation
  • Dizziness
  • Frequent urination, especially at night
  • Profuse urine
  • Tinnitus
  • Pain in the lower back
  • Weakness of lower back
  • Weakness of the knees
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Weak and deep or Weak, deep and tight

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For pain in the loins: For dusky red menses with lower abdominal Cold pain and nocturia, due to Kidney Yang Deficiency:
+ Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan + 10g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ Fructus Psoraleae Bu Gu Zhi +10g Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian
For red menses with five sole Heat and a dry mouth and throat due to Kidney Yin Deficiency:
+ 10g Rz. Curculiginis Xian Mao
+ 15g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang +12g Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren
+ 12g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
For Yang Deficiency predominant:
+ 12g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
For frequent urination:
+ Rz. Corydalis Yin Yang Huo
+ Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren + Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Ootheca Mantidis Sang Piao Xiao
For Yin Deficiency predominant:
For Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising:
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong + Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
- Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi + Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
+ Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi    
+ Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi