Fu Tu Dan 茯菟丹
Poria and Cuscuta Special Pill
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People in the Taiping Era (1107)
|
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Cuscuta chinesis |
300 grams | |
|
Schisandra chinensis |
210 grams | |
|
Dioscorea opposita |
180 grams | |
|
Nelumbo nucifera |
60 grams | |
|
Poria cocos |
150 grams |
Preparation:
Powder and form Honey pills.
Function:
Strengthens Spleen and Kidneys, Stops Leakage, Stabilizes Essense, Benefits Heart
Use:
1. Spermatorrhea
2. Premature ejaculation
3. Diabetes mellitus
4. Diabetes insipidus
5. Hypoadrenocorticism (Adrenal weakness)
6. Prostatitis with polyuria
7. Lumbago
8. Fatigue with weakness
9. Enuresis
10. Leukorrhea
11. Irritable Bowels Syndrome
12. Calms the Heart, Mind and Spirit
Dose:
6–9 grams two or three times daily with warm water.
Cautions:
Do not use in Constipation
Modifications:
1. Severe deficiency with marked Cold (Yang deficiency) add Cinnamon (Rou Gui) and prepared Aconitum Fu Zi.
2. With Deficient Heat, add Phellodendron Huang Bai, Anemarrhena Zhi Mu.
3. Spermatorrhea or Premature Ejaculation, add Oyster shell (Mu Li) and Fossil Bone (Long Gu)
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