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formula
Manthis F.
chinese formulae
definition
Manthis F. = Sang Piao Xiao San = "Mantis Egg-Case Powder"
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 362; Hsu, 1980, p. 361; Yeung, p. 192.
signs and symptoms: Frequent urination or enuresis with gray, cloudy urine;8 spermatorrhea, forgetfulness.
tongue and pulse: pale tongue with a white coating, and thin, slow, and frail pulse
indications: Heart and Kidney Qi Xu (Deficiency). With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as neurosis, amnesia due to nervous exhaustion, polyuria, chronic nephritis, cystitis, and diabetes mellitus.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated for incontinence due to Fire in the Lower Warmer or to Damp-Heat, which usually present with painful urination.
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 10 grams: dragon bone (long gu), tortoise plastron (gui ban).
» 9 grams: manthis egg-case (sang piao xiao).
» 6 grams: ginseng (ren shen), poria center (fu shen), acorus (chang pu), Chinese angelica (tang kuei) (dang gui).
» 3 grams: polygala (yuan zhi).
modifications:
» for a sensation of cold due to Kidney Yang Xu (Deficiency), add morinda (bai ji tian), cinnamon bark (rou gui) and aconite (fu zi).
» for incontinence, take with Suo Quan Wan (Shut the Sluice Pill).
» for enuresis, add raspberry fruit (fu pen zi) and black cardamon seed (yi zhi ren).
» for neurasthenia with forgetfulness, insomnia and palpitations, add schizandra (wu wei zi) and zizyphus (suan zao ren).
» for spermatorrhea, add cornus (shan zhu yu) and astragalus seed (sha yuan ji li).
» for severe spermatorrhea, take with euryale (qian shi) and rosa fruit (jin ying zi).
» for severe, long-term uterine prolapse with frequent urination and discharge from the uterus, add astragalus (huang qi), cimicifuga (sheng ma) and bupleurum (chai hu). This can be taken orally and also applied externally to the prolapsed uterus.
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