INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Ootheca Mantidis |
| Common English: | Mantis Egg-Case Praying Mantis Egg-Case Mantis Paratenodera |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Salty (Astringent) |
Neutral |
Kidney Liver (Stomach) |
3-10g Tincture: 1-3ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Tonifies the Kidneys, assists Yang, retains Jing and astringes urine |
Kidney Yang Deficiency with dribbling urine, urinary frequency, and nocturnal emissions, especially when unaccompanied by dreams Enuresis in children Impotence |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Fr. Corni |
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi |
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Urinary incontinence, frequency and nocturia due to Kidney Deficiency. |
Powerfully astringes and tonifies for enuresis, urinary frequency, premature ejaculation, nocturnal emissions and vaginal discharge due to unstable Kidney Yang. |
Enuresis in children. |
Sm. Cuscutae |
Sm. Cuscutae |
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Spermatorrhea and nocturnal emissions (especially when accompanied by dreams) due to Kidney Deficiency. |
Spermatorrhea and vaginal discharge due to Kidney Deficiency. |
Continuous urinary dripping, exhaustion and lower back pain from Kidney Qi Deficiency. |
Fr. Rosae Laevigatae |
Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae (9g) |
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Spermatorrhea, enuresis and incontinence in the elderly due to Kidney Yang Deficiency. |
Spermatorrhea and nocturnal emissions due to Heart and Kidney Deficiency. |
With 12g Sang Piao Xiao, for enuresis from Kidney Yang Deficiency. |
Rx. Ginseng |
Fr. Psoraliae |
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Frequent urination and spermatorrhea caused by Kidney Deficiency. |
Profuse vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yang Deficiency. Impotence due to Kidney Yang Deficiency. |
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- This herb is often used with Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren.
- It is considered a medicinal of the Liver, Kidneys and Ming Men.
- Use alone as a powder for frequent urination during pregnancy.
- Use alone as a powder served with rice soup, for dysuria.
- Both Sang Piao Xiao and Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren Warm and tonify the lower base, astringe the urine and Jing and are used to treat Deficiency Cold in the Lower Jiao leading to enuresis, urinary frequency and spermatorrhea. They are often combined to strengthen Kidney Yang and astringe Jing. Sang Piao Xiao is primarily used for lower Jiao Deficiency Cold, while Yi Zhi Ren warms the Spleen, astringes saliva and halts diarrhea.
- Both Sang Piao Xiao and Endoconcha Sepiae Hai Piao Xiao enter the Kidney channel to retain Jing. Hai Piao Xiao is salty, astringent, slightly warm and stops bleeding, dries Dampness, stops vaginal discharge, controls gastric acidity and stops pain, but does not tonify. Sang Piao Xiao is sweet, salty, neutral, tonifies the Kidneys and more strongly astringes Jing and urine.
- Both Sang Piao Xiao and Fr. Rubi Fu Pen Zi tonify, restrain and constrain and treat Kidney Deficiency leading to enuresis, urinary frequency spermatorrhea and impotence. Fu Pen Zi is sweet and neutral and more strongly enriches the true Yin. Sang Piao Xiao is salty and more strongly reinforces the Yang.
- Salt-prepared Mantis Egg-Case Yan Chao Sang Piao Xiao tastes better and guides the actions of the herb into the Kidney channel to enhance its ability to astringe Jing, urine and tonify the Kidneys.