{ "slug": "you-gui-wan", "names": { "pinyin": "You Gui Wan", "chinese": "右归丸", "english": "Restore the Right Kidney Pill", "alternate": [ "Right-Restoring Pill", "You Gui Yin (the decoction version)" ] }, "category": "tonify-yang", "source": { "text": "Jing Yue Quan Shu (Complete Works of Jing Yue)", "author": "Zhang Jie-bin", "dynasty": "Ming", "year": "1624" }, "summary": "The deep yang tonic, the mirror of Zuo Gui Wan. For the person whose Kidney fire has been low for years: exhausted, always cold, a cold weak back, loose teeth and thinning bones, low fertility, loose stools, and a pale puffy face. Richer and warmer than Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, with no draining herbs.", "picture": "Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan relights a pilot light. You Gui Wan rebuilds the whole stove and then lights it. It is for the person who has been cold so long the structure has started to give.", "patterns": [ { "slug": "kidney-yang-deficiency", "role": "primary", "_links": { "self": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/pattern/kidney-yang-deficiency", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/pattern/kidney-yang-deficiency" } }, { "slug": "kidney-essence-deficiency", "role": "yang side", "_links": { "self": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/pattern/kidney-essence-deficiency", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/pattern/kidney-essence-deficiency" } }, { "slug": "spleen-and-kidney-yang-deficiency", "role": "with loose stools", "_links": { "self": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/pattern/spleen-and-kidney-yang-deficiency", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/pattern/spleen-and-kidney-yang-deficiency" } } ], "indications": [ "Exhaustion with a dread of cold", "Cold, weak low back and knees", "Loose teeth, weak bones, early aging in a cold person", "Impotence, infertility, or low drive with cold signs", "Loose stools or early-morning diarrhea", "Incontinence or dribbling urine", "Swollen legs", "Pale puffy face" ], "signs": { "tongue": "Pale, swollen, wet.", "pulse": "Deep, slow, and weak." }, "ingredients": [ { "pinyin": "Shu Di Huang", "grams": "24", "role": "chief", "job": "Prepared rehmannia fills yin and essence, the material the yang burns.", "herb_slug": "prepared-rehmannia-root", "english": "Prepared Rehmannia Root", "chinese": "熟地黄", "latin": "Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/prepared-rehmannia-root", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/prepared-rehmannia-root" } }, { "pinyin": "Fu Zi", "grams": "6", "role": "chief", "job": "Processed aconite warms the Kidney fire. Small dose, always processed.", "herb_slug": "common-monkshood-daughter-root-2", "english": "Prepared Aconite Lateral Root", "chinese": "附子", "latin": "Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/common-monkshood-daughter-root-2", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/common-monkshood-daughter-root-2" } }, { "pinyin": "Rou Gui", "grams": "6", "role": "chief", "job": "Cinnamon bark warms the Kidney and the low back.", "herb_slug": "cassia-bark", "english": "Cassia Bark", "chinese": "肉桂", "latin": "Cortex Cinnamomi", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/cassia-bark", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/cassia-bark" } }, { "pinyin": "Lu Jiao Jiao", "grams": "12", "role": "deputy", "job": "Deer antler glue fills essence, blood, and marrow.", "unlinked": true, "herb_slug": "gelatin-of-buckhorn", "english": "Deer Horn Gelatin", "chinese": "鹿角胶", "latin": "Cervi Cornus Colla", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/gelatin-of-buckhorn", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/gelatin-of-buckhorn" } }, { "pinyin": "Shan Yao", "grams": "12", "role": "deputy", "job": "Chinese yam steadies the Spleen and holds essence.", "herb_slug": "common-yam-rhizome", "english": "Chinese Yam Rhizome", "chinese": "山药", "latin": "Rhizoma Dioscoreae", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/common-yam-rhizome", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/common-yam-rhizome" } }, { "pinyin": "Shan Zhu Yu", "grams": "9", "role": "deputy", "job": "Cornelian cherry holds the essence in.", "herb_slug": "asiatic-cornelian-cherry-fruit", "english": "Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit", "chinese": "山茱萸", "latin": "Fructus Corni", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/asiatic-cornelian-cherry-fruit", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/asiatic-cornelian-cherry-fruit" } }, { "pinyin": "Gou Qi Zi", "grams": "12", "role": "deputy", "job": "Goji nourishes Liver and Kidney.", "herb_slug": "fruit-of-chinese-wolfberry", "english": "Chinese Wolfberry Fruit", "chinese": "枸杞子", "latin": "Fructus Lycii", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/fruit-of-chinese-wolfberry", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/fruit-of-chinese-wolfberry" } }, { "pinyin": "Tu Si Zi", "grams": "12", "role": "assistant", "job": "Cuscuta seed warms and holds the Kidney.", "herb_slug": "dodder-seed", "english": "Dodder Seed", "chinese": "菟丝子", "latin": "Semen Cuscutae", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/dodder-seed", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/dodder-seed" } }, { "pinyin": "Du Zhong", "grams": "12", "role": "assistant", "job": "Eucommia bark strengthens the low back and knees.", "herb_slug": "eucommia-bark-2", "english": "Eucommia Bark", "chinese": "杜仲", "latin": "Cortex Eucommiae", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/eucommia-bark-2", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/eucommia-bark-2" } }, { "pinyin": "Dang Gui", "grams": "9", "role": "assistant", "job": "Angelica nourishes blood so the warming herbs do not dry it.", "herb_slug": "root-of-chinese-angelica", "english": "Root of Chinese Angelica", "chinese": "当归", "latin": "Radix Angelicae Sinensis", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/root-of-chinese-angelica", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/root-of-chinese-angelica" } } ], "actions": [ "Warms and tonifies Kidney yang", "Fills essence and nourishes blood", "Strengthens bones and the low back" ], "how_it_works": "Rehmannia, goji, cornelian cherry, and deer antler glue fill the deep reserve. Aconite and cinnamon light the fire under it. Eucommia and cuscuta carry the warmth to the back and knees. There is no draining herb, so the formula is strong and also heavy, and it suits a person whose digestion can take a rich tonic.", "modifications": [ { "for": "Loose teeth and weak bones as the main complaint", "add": [ "Gu Sui Bu", "Xu Duan" ], "note": "Bone menders." }, { "for": "Early-morning diarrhea", "add": [ "Bu Gu Zhi", "Rou Dou Kou" ], "note": "Herbs that warm the gut and hold the stool." }, { "for": "Heavy water retention", "add": [ "Fu Ling", "Ze Xie" ], "note": "Drainers borrowed from Liu Wei." } ], "cautions": [ "Very warm and very rich. Not for anyone with heat signs: a dry mouth, night sweats, a red tongue, irritability.", "Contains processed aconite and deer antler glue. Tested brands only; never raise the dose on your own.", "Needs a working Spleen. Bloating or no appetite means start with Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan instead.", "Pause during a cold, flu, or fever.", "Pregnancy: use only under a qualified practitioner." ], "forms": [ "teapills", "granules", "decoction" ], "typical_dose": { "teapills": "8 pills, three times a day with warm water, the usual label dose", "decoction": "One bag a day in two doses. The antler glue is melted into the strained decoction.", "course": "Three to six months, usually through the cold half of the year." }, "cousins": [ { "slug": "jin-gui-shen-qi-wan", "difference": "Lighter and self-draining, with far less warming. The place to start for a cold picture." }, { "slug": "zuo-gui-wan", "difference": "The mirror formula for the yin side: the same deep tonics with tortoise shell instead of aconite and cinnamon, for a warm dry person." }, { "slug": "er-xian-tang", "difference": "A short, sharp formula for menopausal hot flashes on a cold base. Not a long-course tonic." } ], "commerce": { "store": "supplementsapothecary.com", "store_name": "Supplements Apothecary", "store_slug": "you-gui-wan", "store_url": "https://www.supplementsapothecary.com/supplement/you-gui-wan", "status": "planned", "label_check": "The box reads You Gui Wan with the characters 右归丸. Ten ingredients including Aconite, Cinnamon bark, Eucommia, and deer antler glue. Vegetarian versions drop the glue and are lighter.", "note": "Contains processed aconite and an animal product. Tested brands only." }, "conditions": [ "kidney-yang-deficiency", "kidney-deficiency", "receding-gums", "low-back-pain", "impotence", "infertility", "osteoporosis", "diarrhea", "edema" ], "sources": [ { "title": "Bensky, Scheid, Ellis and Barolet, Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies, 2nd edition", "note": "Composition, actions, indications, and cautions." }, { "title": "Zhang Jie-bin, Jing Yue Quan Shu, 1624", "note": "Source text." } ], "meta": { "status": "published", "last_updated": "2026-10-12", "reviewed_by": null }, "_links": { "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/formula/you-gui-wan", "self": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/formula/you-gui-wan", "index": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/formulas" } }