HERB FORMULAS

YOU GUI YIN

English: Restore the Right (Kidney) Drink
Also Known As: Replenishing the Yang Decoction

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 6-60g Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow.
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 Deficiencies.
Dry-fried Rz. Dioscoreae Chao Shan Yao 6-10g Tonifies the Spleen, tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 3-10g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and strengthens Kidney Yang.
With Shan Yao, Shu Di Huang, and Gou Qi Zi, for true Yin Deficiency.
Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi 6-10g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and Yin and benefits Jing.
With Shu Di Huang, for Liver and Kidney Deficiencies.
With Shu Di Huang, Rou Gui, Zhi Fu Zi and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3-6g Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong 6-10g Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver and Tonifies Kidney Yang.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 3-6g Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart and strengthens the Yang and Ming Men Fire.
With Zhi Fu Zi, powerfully tonifies Kidney Yang, for Kidney Yang Deficiency with lower back pain and weakness in the legs and knees.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 3-9g Restores Devastated Yang, warms Ming Men Fire and assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang.
With Rou Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Kidney Yang Deficiency with waning of Ming Men Fire with aversion to Cold, weak and sore back and legs, impotence, and urinary frequency.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms Kidney Yang
  • Replenishes Jing

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yang Deficiency
  • True Cold and False Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Feebleness
  • Exhaustion
  • Abdominal pain
  • Lower back pain
  • Low energy
  • Lethargy
  • Impotence
  • Cold and pain of the knees
  • Cold extremities
  • Shortness of breath
  • Fatigue
  • Nocturnal emission
  • Separation of Yang
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Thin

TREATS

  • Addison's disease
  • Neurasthenia

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For diarrhea: For pain in the lower abdomen:
+ Sm. Myristicae Rou Dou Kou + Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu
For leukorrhea:
For anemia or stagnant Blood flow:
+ Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
For acid regurgitation:
For Qi Deficiency:
+ Dry-fried Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For Spleen Yang Deficiency with loose stools, anorexia or vomiting:
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
For Spleen Qi Deficiency:
For leukorrhagia:
+ Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
For skin Bi:
+ Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi - Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
    - Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi
    - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
    + 9g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
    + 15g Colla Cervi Cornus Lu Jiao Jiao
    + 9g Rz. Cibotii Gou Ji
    + 12 g Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian