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Sang Piao Xiao San (桑螵蛸散) tonifies and connects the Heart and Kidney, secures the essence and reduces urination, and calms the spirit; for Heart-Kidney deficiency with frequent urination or enuresis.
English Name
Mantis Egg-Case Powder
Classical Source
Ben Cao Yan Yi, 1116
Ingredients
- Sang Piao Xiao – chief; Long Gu, Gui Ban (secure/anchor)
- Ren Shen, Fu Shen, Yuan Zhi, Shi Chang Pu, Dang Gui
Actions & Functions
- Tonifies and stabilises the Kidney; secures the essence and urine
- Connects the Heart and Kidney and calms the spirit
Indications
Heart-Kidney deficiency: frequent urination, enuresis, dribbling or cloudy urine, seminal emission, with disorientation, poor memory and a restless spirit.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: pale with a white coat. Pulse: thin and weak.
Modifications
With marked yang deficiency, add Bu Gu Zhi and Yi Zhi Ren.
Cautions & Contraindications
For deficiency patterns; not for damp-heat urinary disorders.
