Some people actually use the saying of "male left and female right" in the choice of medicine, and actually "take it for granted" that men with kidney deficiency should choose Zuogui pills, and women with kidney deficiency should choose Zuogui pills, which is a very one-sided statement, don't make such a mistake.
Kidney deficiency
Zuogui Pill and Yougui Pill are both Chinese patent medicines used for kidney deficiency, although the names of the two drugs are only one word apart, but in terms of the composition and efficacy of the prescription, there are obvious differences between the two, and they correspond to different types of kidney deficiency, so don't choose the wrong medicine.
When it comes to the topic of kidney deficiency, we first need to understand the different types of kidney deficiency, so that kidney care can be more scientific and professional. The kidneys are the innate foundation of human beings, which dominate all the power sources of our bodies, and determine human growth and development, reproduction, water and fluid metabolism, respiratory regulation, etc.
Kidney deficiency is mainly divided into kidney yin deficiency, kidney yang deficiency, and kidney yin and yang deficiency.
1) Kidney Yin Deficiency: Kidney Yin is the foundation of the internal organs and yin fluid, which calms and inhibits various functions of the internal organs, and nourishes the body and organs of the whole body. If the kidney yin is insufficient, and the effects of inhibition, tranquility, and moisturizing are reduced, it will lead to hyperactivity of visceral function, and the symptoms of deficiency and fever such as mental deficiency and restlessness, waist and knee pain, insomnia and dreams, five heart irritability, hot flashes, night sweats, dry mouth and thin mouth will appear.
When the kidney essence is insufficient, the medulla is reduced, which can lead to the deficiency of the essence, the blood metaplasia is not sourced and affects the production of blood.
2) Kidney Yang Deficiency: Kidney Yang is the foundation of the Yang Qi of the internal organs, which promotes and stimulates various functions of the internal organs, and warms the body of the internal organs. If the kidney yang is weakened, and the effects of pushing and warming are reduced, the function of the viscera will be reduced, and there will be symptoms of deficiency and cold, such as lack of energy, soreness of waist and knees, cold extremities, loose urine and stools, impotence and premature ejaculation in men, and infertility in women.
Today, I will use this article to talk about the difference between Zuogui Pill and Right Gui Pill in detail:
1. The composition and compatibility of drugs are different
1) Zuogui Pill is composed of 8 flavors of traditional Chinese medicine: Rehmannia rehmannia, wolfberry, dogwood, tortoiseshell gum, deer horn gum, dodder seed, hyssop, and yam. Among them, reuse cooked ground to nourish the kidney to fill the kidney yin, wolfberry is good for the eyes, dogwood is astringent and sweaty, tortoiseshell gum + deer horn gum nourishes the kidney yin and replenishes the kidney yang, communicates with the two pulses of Ren Du, benefits the essence and fills the marrow, dodder + oxknee strengthens the waist and knees, strengthens the muscles and bones, and the yam nourishes the spleen and kidney.
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2) Yougui Pill is composed of 10 flavors of traditional Chinese medicine: cinnamon, aconite, deer horn gum, eucommia, dodder seed, dogwood, rehmannia root, wolfberry, angelica, and yam. Among them, cinnamon + aconite is spicy and sweet, warming and replenishing the kidney and yang, cinnamon dissipates cold and relieves pain, leads fire and returns to the source, deer antler gum warms kidney yang and invigorates sperm and blood, eucommia ulmoides invigorates liver and kidney, strengthens muscles and bones, dodder seed + dogwood invigorates kidney yang, invigorates yin essence, solidifies essence and stops retention, rehmannia rehmannia nourishes blood and nourishes yin, and invigorates essence and fills the marrow; wolfberry nourishes yin and kidney, and nourishes essence and blood; angelica invigorates blood and invigorates blood, dispels cold and relieves pain; yam invigorates qi and strengthens spleen and kidney.
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2. The efficacy and clinical indications are different
1) Zuogui Pill is the basic formula for nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney, which is mainly used to treat kidney yin deficiency, dizziness, soreness of waist and knees, night sweats and spermatozoa, tinnitus, forgetfulness, dry mouth and tongue and other symptoms. In addition, Zuogui pills can also be used for the treatment of menopausal syndrome.
2) Yougui Pill has the effect of warming and replenishing kidney yang, filling sperm and stopping legacy, and is mainly used for the treatment of kidney yang deficiency, life gate fire failure, soreness and cold waist and knees, lack of energy, loose stool, cold limbs, cold and cold fear, impotence and spermatozoa, frequent urination and clear and long. In addition, Yougui pills can also be used to treat male infertility, osteoporosis, etc.
3. The dosage form and specification of the drug are different
1) Usually Zuogui pills are water honey pills, about 10 grains are 1g.
2) Usually the right pills are big honey pills and small honey pills, each big honey pill weighs 9g, and the small honey pill weighs 1.8g per 10 pills.
4. Summary
Zuogui Pill and Yougui Pill are both classic prescriptions for the treatment of kidney deficiency for a long time, Zuogui Pill is suitable for kidney yin deficiency, and its effect focuses on nourishing kidney yin, filling essence and replenishing blood, while Yougui Pill is suitable for kidney yang deficiency, and its effect focuses on warming and replenishing kidney yang. In the treatment of kidney deficiency, it must be taken after accurate syndrome differentiation, and it is recommended to take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.