GOING TO THE LEFT PILL

GOING TO THE LEFT PILL Zuo Gui Wan
‘Achyranthes and Rehmannia Formula’ Source: Collected Treatises of Zhang Jing-Yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu, 1624)	Keywords nephritis, tuberculosis, infertility, and sexual disorders.
	Ingredients Rehmannia glutinosa (Shu Di, processed rehmannia) Dioscorea opposita (Shan Yao, dioscorea) Lycium chinensis (Gou Qi Zi, lycium fruit) Cornus officinalis (Shan Zhu Yu, cornus) Achyranthes bidentata (Niu Xi, achyranthes) Cuscuta chinensis (Tu Si Zi, cuscuta) Cornu cervi deglutinate (Lu Jiao Jiao, antler gelatine) Chinemys reevesii (Gui Ban Jiao, turtle shell* gelatine)
Major therapeutic action Nourishes yin, invigorates the Kidney, enriches jing, supplements Marrow.	Biomedical action Invigorating, antifebrile.
Indications * Essence and Blood deficiency of the Liver and Kidney. * With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as chronic nephritis, chronic tuberculosis, infertility, and sexual disorders, etc.	Key symptoms for use * emaciation * weakness and soreness of the waist and knees * spermatorrhoea * involuntary emission * poor memory * insomnia * feverish feeling in the palms and soles * afternoon fever * night sweating * red cheeks * hot flushes * dry mouth and throat * red tongue with scanty fur * fine and rapid pulse
Cautions and contraindications None noted. None noted.	Dosage The typical dose is three grams twice daily, before meals. In severe cases or the early stages of treatment (the first two weeks), a 50-100% increase in dose may be used, then reduced as the treatment takes effect.