INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Ootheca Mantidis
Common English: Mantis Egg-Case
Praying Mantis Egg-Case
Mantis
Paratenodera
Herbs that Stabilize and Bind (Astringents)
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
  • Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
  • Contraindicated for those with Damp-Heat in the Bladder.
  • Use in small amounts with spermatorrhea or incontinence of urine.
  • Use in small amounts with Excess Fire.
  • Excessive use leads to dark urine, pain in the penis, excessive erections with loss of Jing.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Fr. Corni
Shan Zhu Yu
Sm. Astragali Complanati
Sha Yuan Zi

Fossilia Ossis Mastodi
Long Gu

Rx. Polygalae
Yuan Zhi
Poria Pararadicis
Fu Shen
Rx. Codonopsis
Dang Shen
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis
Dang Gui

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. Euryales
Qian Shi
Hb. Cynomorii
Suo Yang

Sm. Cuscutae
Tu Si Zi

Sm. Cuscutae
Tu Si Zi

Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum
Lu Rong
Hb. Cistanches
Rou Cong Rong

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
Jin Ying Zi

Fossilia Ossis Mastodi
Long Gu

Plastrum Testudinis
Gui Ban
Poria Pararadicis
Fu Shen
Rx. Polygalae
Yuan Zhi

Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae (9g)
Yi Zhi Ren
Rx. Linderae (12g)
Wu Yao
Fr. Rubiae (12g)
Fu Pen Zi
Rx. Dipsaci (15g)
Xu Duan
Hb Epimedii (12g)
Yin Yang Huo
Cx. Cinnamomi (4g)
Rou Gui
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (6g)
Zhi Fu Zi
Hb. Cynomorii (12g)
Suo Yang
End. Corneum Gigeriae Galli (12g)
Ji Nei Jin
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata (24g)
Shu Di Huang
Hb. Taxilli (30g)
Sang Ji Sheng

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
Ren Shen
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae
Suan Zao Ren
Sm. Nelumbinis
Lian Zi
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii
Shi Chang Pu
Rx. Polygalae
Yuan Zhi

Fr. Psoraliae
Bu Gu Zhi
Sm. Cuscutae
Tu Si Zi
Sm. Astragali Complanati
Sha Yuan Zi
Fr. Cnidii
She Chuang Zi
Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum
Lu Jiao Shuang

 

Frequent urination and spermatorrhea caused by Kidney Deficiency.

Profuse vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yang Deficiency.

Impotence due to Kidney Yang Deficiency.

 

  1. This herb is often used with Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren.
  2. It is considered a medicinal of the Liver, Kidneys and Ming Men.
  3. Use alone as a powder for frequent urination during pregnancy.
  4. Use alone as a powder served with rice soup, for dysuria.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.