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Right-Restoring [Life Gate] Beverage
右归饮 〔右歸飲〕yòu guī yǐn
Source: Jǐng Yuè Quán Shū 景岳全书
Ingredients:
- Shú dì huáng (熟地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, cooked rehmannia [root]) 30g
- Shān yào (山药 Dioscoreae Rhizoma, dioscorea [root]) 10g
- Shān zhū yú (山茱萸 Corni Fructus, cornus [fruit]) 10g
- Qǐ zǐ (杞子 Lycii Fructus, lycium [berry]) 10g
- Dù zhòng (杜仲 Eucommiae Cortex, eucommia [bark]) 10g
- Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried) 3g
- Ròu guì (肉桂 Cinnamomi Cortex, cinnamon bark) 7g
- Fù zǐ (附子 Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praeparata, aconite [accessory root]) 3g
Action: Warms kidney yáng; supplements essence blood.
Indication: Indications as for
Category: Supplementing formulas / Yáng-supplementing formula
Method:
Rationale: Shú dì huáng, Shān zhū yú, and Shān yào supplement the three yīn, while Fù zǐ and Ròu guì supplement kidney yáng. This formula is similar therefore similar to Shèn qì wán (肾气丸 Kidney Qì Pill). However, while the latter address kidney yáng vacuity with turbid yīn, using Zé xiè and Fú líng to disinhibit turbid water, the present formula treats yáng vacuity without water turbidity. For this reason, the water-disinhibiting agents are not needed, and instead Dù zhòng and Gǒu qǐ zǐ are used to strengthen the sinew and bone and nourish liver blood. Zhì gān cǎo helps the Shān yào to supplement the center and nourish the spleen.
Similar: Yòu guī wán (右归丸 Right-Restoring [Life Gate] Pill)
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