Zuo Gui Yin
左歸飲 (左归饮) zǔo guī yǐn, "Restore the Left (Kidney) Decoction"

Translated Name: Restore the Left (Kidney) Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (6):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
熟地黄	Shu Di Huang	cooked rehmannia root, prepared Chinese foxglove root	6 - 60	grams
枸杞子	Gou Qi Zi	lycium fruit, Chinese wolfberry, matrimony vine fruit, goji berry	6	grams
山藥	Shan Yao	dioscorea rhizome, Chinese yam	6	grams
茯苓	Fu Ling	poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread	6	grams
山茱萸	Shan Zhu Yu	Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit, cornus	3 - 6	grams
炙甘草	Zhi Gan Cao	Honey Prepared Licorice	3	grams

Tongue:

Peeled and shiny

Pulse:

Rate: Rapid (Quick, Fast)

Qualities: Thready (Fine, Thin)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (麥門冬, luxuriant winter) Mai Men Dong''': For heat in the lungs with irritability - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p266 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (牡丹皮, ) Mu Dan Pi''': For blood stasis - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p266 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (白芍, white peony) Bai Shao ''': For heat in the spleen with frequent hunger that cannot be satisfied. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p266 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (地骨皮, earth bone bark) Di Gu Pi''': For heat in the kidneys with steaming bone disorder and profuse sweating. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p266 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez Dry mouth and throat with desire to drink add comment

	+1 jenny akee Deplected kidney yin and essence-tinnitus and deafness add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Restore the Left (Kidney) Pill.) Zuo Gui Wan''': For kidney deficiency, especially the essence and marrow). add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Stabilize the Yin Decoction) Gu Yin Jian''': for early or late menstrual periods that are scanty and light-colored due to kidney deficiency. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Great Tonify the Basal Decoction) Da Bu Yuan Jian''': Primarily used for uterine prolapse accompanied by soreness and weakness in the lower back. add comment

Zuo Gui Yin左歸飲 (左归饮) zǔo guī yǐn, "Restore the Left (Kidney) Decoction"