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Si Shen Wan (四神丸) warms and tonifies the Spleen and Kidney yang and binds the Intestines to stop diarrhoea; the principal formula for daybreak (cock-crow) diarrhoea from Spleen-Kidney yang deficiency.
English Name
Four Miracle Pill
Classical Source
Nei Ke Zhai Yao, 1529
Ingredients
- Bu Gu Zhi – chief; Rou Dou Kou (bind intestines); Wu Zhu Yu, Wu Wei Zi
- with Sheng Jiang & Da Zao
Actions & Functions
- Warms and tonifies the Spleen and Kidney
- Binds the Intestines and stops chronic diarrhoea
Indications
Spleen-Kidney yang deficiency: daybreak diarrhoea with undigested food, abdominal cold and pain, poor appetite, cold limbs, and sore weak lower back.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: pale with a white coat. Pulse: deep, slow and forceless.
Modifications
With marked yang deficiency, combine with Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan.
Cautions & Contraindications
For deficiency-cold diarrhoea; not for damp-heat or acute dysentery.
