Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• BL-10 clears the Mind.

Herbal Treatment

Prescription

You Gui Wan
(Restoring the Right [Kidney] Pill)

Fu Zi Radix Aconiti carmichaeli praeparata 3 g

Rou Gui Cortex Cinnamomi cassiae 3 g

Du Zhong Cortex Eucommiae ulmoidis 6 g

Tu Si Zi Semen Cuscutae 6 g

Lu Jiao Jiao Colla Cornu Cervi 6 g

Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 12 g

Shan Yao Radix Dioscoreae oppositae 6 g

Shan Zhu Yu Fructus Corni officinalis 4.5 g

Gou Qi Zi Fructus Lycii chinensis 6 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 4.5 g

Explanation

• Rou Gui and Fu Zi tonify and warm Kidney-Yang and stoke-up the Fire of the Gate of
  Vitality.


• Du Zhong, Tu Si Zi and Lu Jiao Jiao tonify and warm Kidney-Yang and strengthen the
  Will-Power.


• Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao and Shan Zhu Yu tonify the Kidneys, Stomach and Liver.
  They are a contracted variation (without the three draining herbs Ze Xie Rhizoma
  Alismatis orientalis, Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos and Mu Dan Pi Cortex Moutan
  radicis) of the Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill.


• Gou Qi Zi and Dang Gui nourish Blood.

This formula is excellent to tonify Kidney-Yang and the Fire of the Gate of Vitality with its
associated mental manifestations. The main physical manifestations are backache, weak knees,
poor memory, exhaustion, cold legs and back, frequent-pale urination, a Pale and Swollen tongue
and a Weak-Deep pulse. This formula is preferable to the Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan Golden Chest
Kidney-Qi Pill for two reasons: first of all, it also nourishes Blood which makes it more suitable
for women (due to the inclusion of Gou Qi Zi Fructus Lycii chinensis and Dang Gui Radix
Angelicae sinensis), and secondly, because it is better for the mental aspects of Kidney-Yang