You Gui Wan

Restore the Right Kidney Pill

Warm Kidney Yang • Nourish Essence • Strengthen Ming Men Fire • Restore Vitality

You Gui Wan is one of the most powerful classical formulas for deeply nourishing Kidney Yang and restoring the body’s fundamental warming force. Created by Zhang Jing Yue in the Jing Yue Quan Shu (Complete Works of Zhang Jing Yue), it is considered one of the premier formulas for severe Kidney Yang deficiency with depletion of Essence.

Unlike formulas that simply warm the body, You Gui Wan combines powerful Yang-supporting herbs with deep Yin and Essence nourishment. This allows it to rebuild the foundation while restoring the Ming Men fire—the physiological warmth needed for reproduction, metabolism, strength, and vitality.

When patients present with cold limbs, fatigue, low libido, infertility, weakness, and signs of constitutional depletion, You Gui Wan is often one of the first formulas practitioners consider.

Beyond traditional applications, this formula has become highly valued for modern deficiency patterns involving aging, chronic exhaustion, reproductive weakness, and long-term depletion.

Traditional Indications

• Kidney Yang deficiency
• Ming Men Fire deficiency
• Cold limbs
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Infertility
• Low libido
• Low back weakness
• Reduced vitality
• Essence deficiency
• Aging-related depletion

TCM Pattern

Kidney Yang Deficiency with Essence Depletion

You Gui Wan warms and tonifies Kidney Yang, nourishes Kidney Essence, strengthens the lower burner, supports reproduction, and restores foundational vitality.

Modern Clinical Applications

Many practitioners reach for You Gui Wan when supporting patients experiencing:

• Infertility with Kidney Yang deficiency signs
• Cold constitution
• Chronic fatigue
• Low libido
• Weakness after prolonged illness
• Aging-related decline
• Low back weakness
• Reproductive exhaustion
• Poor vitality and motivation
• Long-term depletion patterns
• Cold-related hormonal imbalance patterns

Its unique ability to combine warming with deep nourishment makes it one of the most respected formulas for rebuilding constitutional strength.

Ingredients

Shu Di Huang — 20%
Shan Yao — 15%
Shan Zhu Yu — 15%
Rou Gui — 12.5%
Fu Zi — 12.5%
Du Zhong — 12.5%
Gou Qi Zi — 12.5%

Based on classical ratios and standard modifications

Crafted using our signature Two-Cured Decoction™ process—combining a traditional hot water decoction with a secondary high-proof alcohol extraction—to capture both water-soluble and alcohol-soluble herbal constituents for a full-spectrum tincture.

Practitioner Favorites

Reproductive and Urinary Weakness

60% You Gui Wan + 40% Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

Excellent when Kidney Yang deficiency affects reproductive function, urination, metabolism, or fluid transformation.

Fatigue with Cold and Cognitive Decline

50% You Gui Wan + 50% Gui Pi Tang

A favorite combination when deep Kidney weakness is accompanied by fatigue, poor concentration, forgetfulness, and Spleen Qi deficiency.

Single Herb Pairings

For further customization, consider adding:

Yin Yang Huo — when stronger Yang support and libido enhancement are desired.

Tu Si Zi — when additional reproductive support, fertility nourishment, and Kidney strengthening are needed.

Urban Herbs Practitioner Advantage

Every 16 oz amber bottle is designed for fast, customized dispensing in clinical practice. Blend You Gui Wan with complementary formulas to create individualized prescriptions in minutes—giving your patients the convenience of a liquid tincture while providing your practice with a flexible, space-saving herbal pharmacy.

Double-extracted. Ready to dispense. Built for practitioners.

Why Practitioners Keep You Gui Wan on the Shelf

Every practitioner eventually encounters the patient who says,

"I feel exhausted, cold, and like my body no longer has the energy it used to."

That patient often reflects the classic You Gui Wan presentation.

Its strength comes from recognizing that some patterns of fatigue are not simply a lack of energy—they reflect depletion of the body’s deeper warming and regenerative capacity. When Kidney Yang and Essence decline, patients may experience coldness, weakness, reproductive challenges, and reduced vitality.

Practitioners frequently reach for You Gui Wan when supporting:

• Infertility patterns with cold signs
• Chronic fatigue
• Low libido
• Cold hands and feet
• Constitutional weakness
• Aging-related decline
• Low back weakness
• Reproductive depletion
• Patients recovering from prolonged stress or illness
• Deep Kidney Yang deficiency

Because Urban Herbs tinctures are designed for blending, You Gui Wan becomes even more versatile when combined with formulas that support Qi, strengthen digestion, improve fluid metabolism, or address additional reproductive patterns.

For many practitioners, it is the formula they consider when the body needs the fire to rebuild from the root.

One bottle. A timeless solution for restoring Kidney Yang, nourishing Essence, and rebuilding vitality.

Practitioner Snapshot

Category

Kidney Tonics & Yang-Supporting Formulas

Primary Actions

• Warms Kidney Yang
• Nourishes Essence
• Tonifies Ming Men Fire
• Strengthens Reproduction
• Restores Vitality
• Supports Constitutional Weakness

Best For

• Infertility
• Cold limbs
• Fatigue
• Low libido
• Kidney Yang deficiency
• Constitutional weakness
• Aging-related depletion
• Low back weakness
• Reproductive exhaustion

Pairs Well With

• Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
• Gui Pi Tang
• Zuo Gui Wan
• Er Xian Tang
• Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

Clinical Personality

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kidney Yang Support
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essence Nourishment
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Reproductive Support
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Fatigue Restoration
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Warming & Strengthening

Clinical Pearl

You Gui Wan is one of the classic formulas every practitioner associates with the phrase “restore the fire.” Its hallmark indication is a patient whose vitality has diminished due to deep Kidney Yang and Essence deficiency—presenting with coldness, weakness, fatigue, and reproductive challenges.

Its brilliance lies in its ability to warm without abandoning nourishment. Fu Zi and Rou Gui restore Ming Men fire, while Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao, Shan Zhu Yu, and Gou Qi Zi rebuild the deeper Yin-Essence foundation needed to sustain that warmth.

For practitioners, You Gui Wan remains an essential formula for patients who need more than temporary stimulation—they need restoration from the root.