What is Zuogui Pill and How to Use It?

Zuogui Pill has certain therapeutic effects on spontaneous sweating, night sweating, physical weakness, or kidney deficiency. It can be prescribed by a doctor for symptoms such as deafness, blurred vision, dry mouth and throat, incomplete urination, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees. When taking Zuogui Pill, it is also important to be aware of its contraindications, such as caution in use for individuals with spleen deficiency or loose stool.

Zuogui Pill is used to treat insufficiency of true yin and kidney essence, which cannot nourish the body's vital energy and gradually leads to decline. It can also be used for symptoms such as alternating hot and cold sensations, spontaneous sweating and night sweating, mental instability, blood not returning to its source, yin deficiency due to injury, uncontrollable urination or ejaculation, fainting due to qi deficiency, blurred vision and deafness, dry mouth and tongue, soreness and weakness of the waist and legs. These symptoms are indicative of internal deficiency of essence and depletion of body fluids.

Zuogui Pill is composed of the following ingredients: 24g of large ripe Shudi, 12g of fried yam, 12g of wolfberry, 12g of dogwood fruit, 9g of steamed and washed Sichuan cyathula root (not used for those with spermatorrhea), 12g of prepared cuscuta seed, 12g of broken and fried deer glue, and 12g of broken and fried turtle glue (not necessary for those without fire symptoms).

Zuogui Pill contains many ingredients that are yin-nourishing and greasy, which can easily stagnate the spleen and stomach. Therefore, it should be used with caution in individuals with spleen deficiency or loose stool. Long-term use should be accompanied by the use of herbs that promote spleen function and digestion.