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Formula补益剂· 补阴

左归丸

Zuǒ Guī Wán

Left-Restoring Pill

A purely sweet, water-enriching formula and the representative prescription for nourishing Kidney yin. 'Left-Restoring' means supplementing the yin essence of the left Kidney. Compared to Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, it tonifies without draining, yielding stronger essence-filling power — a heavy-duty formula for true yin insufficiency.

Treatment Principle

滋阴补肾，填精益髓

Enrich yin, supplement the Kidney, fill essence and benefit marrow

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng	君Sovereign	24g	滋肾填精，为滋补肾阴之主药
山药Shān Yào	臣Minister	12g	补脾固肾，助后天以养先天
山茱萸Shān Zhū Yú	臣Minister	12g	养肝滋肾，涩精敛汗
枸杞子Gǒu Qǐ Zǐ	臣Minister	12g	补肾益精，养肝明目
鹿角胶Lù Jiǎo Jiāo	佐Assistant	12g	补肾阳益精血，阳中求阴
gui_ban_jiao	佐Assistant	12g	滋阴潜阳，益肾健骨
菟丝子Tù Sī Zǐ	佐Assistant	12g	补肾益精，性平不燥
牛膝Niú Xī	使Courier	9g	补肝肾，强筋骨，引药下行

Modifications · 加减

虚火上炎
+ 知母、黄柏
阴虚火旺
气虚神疲
+ 人参
肾精不足累及气分

Preparation · 煎服法

上药研末，炼蜜为丸，每服9g，每日2-3次，淡盐汤或温开水送服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

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左归丸Zuǒ Guī Wán

Left-Restoring Pill

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
熟地黄	Shú Dì Huáng	Jun (Sovereign)	24g
山药	Shān Yào	Chen (Minister)	12g
山茱萸	Shān Zhū Yú	Chen (Minister)	12g
枸杞子	Gǒu Qǐ Zǐ	Chen (Minister)	12g
鹿角胶	Lù Jiǎo Jiāo	Zuo (Assistant)	12g
gui_ban_jiao		Zuo (Assistant)	12g
菟丝子	Tù Sī Zǐ	Zuo (Assistant)	12g
牛膝	Niú Xī	Shi (Courier)	9g

Preparation: 上药研末，炼蜜为丸，每服9g，每日2-3次，淡盐汤或温开水送服。

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@misc{bencaodian-zuo-gui-wan,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Zuǒ Guī Wán 左归丸 (Left-Restoring Pill)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/zuo-gui-wan},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng

君Sovereign

24g

滋肾填精，为滋补肾阴之主药

山药Shān Yào

臣Minister

12g

补脾固肾，助后天以养先天

山茱萸Shān Zhū Yú

臣Minister

12g

养肝滋肾，涩精敛汗

枸杞子Gǒu Qǐ Zǐ

臣Minister

12g

补肾益精，养肝明目

鹿角胶Lù Jiǎo Jiāo

佐Assistant

12g

补肾阳益精血，阳中求阴

gui_ban_jiao

佐Assistant

12g

滋阴潜阳，益肾健骨

菟丝子Tù Sī Zǐ

佐Assistant

12g

补肾益精，性平不燥

牛膝Niú Xī

使Courier

补肝肾，强筋骨，引药下行

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

熟地黄

Shú Dì Huáng

Jun (Sovereign)

24g

山药

Shān Yào

Chen (Minister)

12g

山茱萸

Shān Zhū Yú

Chen (Minister)

12g

枸杞子

Gǒu Qǐ Zǐ

Chen (Minister)

12g

鹿角胶

Lù Jiǎo Jiāo

Zuo (Assistant)

12g

gui_ban_jiao

Zuo (Assistant)

12g

菟丝子

Tù Sī Zǐ

Zuo (Assistant)

12g

牛膝

Niú Xī

Shi (Courier)

@misc{bencaodian-zuo-gui-wan, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Zuǒ Guī Wán 左归丸 (Left-Restoring Pill)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/zuo-gui-wan}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }