HERB FORMULAS

ZHI ZHUO GU BEN WAN - 治濁固本丸 - TREAT THE TURBIDITY AND GUARD THE ROOT PILL

English: Treat the Turbidity and Guard the Root Pill
Also Known As: Hoelen and Polyporus Pill

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Dry-fried Rz. Coptidis Chao Huang Lian 60g Clears Heat, drains Dampness and clears Heart Fire.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for Cold and Heat in the Middle Jiao with abdominal fullness, nausea and vomiting.
Dry-fried Cx. Phellodendri Chao Huang Bai 30g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao and drains Kidney Fire.
Poria Fu Ling 30g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
With Zhu Ling, promotes urination.
With Zhi Ban Xia, prevents turbid Phlegm and Dampness from disturbing the Heart with dizziness, palpitations and insomnia.
Scl. Polypori Zhu Ling 75g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and dispels Damp-Heat.
Fr. Amomi Sha Ren 30g Promotes the movement of Qi, aromatically transforms Dampness, strengthens the Spleen.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 30g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Stamen Nelumbinis Lian Xu 60g Stabilizes the Kidney, astringes Jing and clears Heart Heat.
Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren 30g Warms the Kidneys and astringes Jing and urine.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 90g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi,clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Protects Qi and Jing
  • Clears Damp-Heat
  • Suppresses inflammation

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat in the Urinary Bladder

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Urinary frequency
  • Urinary urgency
  • Painful urination or
  • Continuous dripping of urine or
  • Sudden interruption to urinary stream
  • Turbid urine or
  • Pus and blood in urine or
  • Sand and stones in urine
  • In Damp-Heat Pouring Downward there may also be:
    Fever
  • Thirst
    Dry mouth
    Low back pain
  • In Damp-Heat Crystallizes in Urinary Bladder, there may also be:
    Colicky pain in low back, possibly radiating to the groin
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For excessive spermatorrhea and urination: For excessive white, turbid urination:
+ Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu + Endoconcha Sepiae Hai Piao Xiao
+ Concha Ostreae Mu Li + Ootheca Mantidis Sang Piao Xiao
For soreness and pain of the lower back and legs:
   
   
+ Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong    
+ Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan