HERB FORMULAS

YAN SHI QIAN LIE XIAN FANG - 鄢师前列腺方 - MASTER YAN'S PROSTATE FORMULA

English: Master Yan's Prostate Formula
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, cools the Blood and reduces abscesses.
Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu 9g Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin and moistens Dryness.
With Huang Bai, clears Heat and Drains Fire for Yin Deficiency Fire.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 9g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao.
With Che Qian Zi, for burning, painful, hesitant urination.
With Zhi Zi, for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat leading to hot, painful urinary dysfunction.
Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi 9g Promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat.
With Mu Tong and Hua Shi, for Lin Syndrome.
With Mu Tong, Hua Shi and Re Lin for (Damp-Heat dysuria).
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 9g Breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation.
With Da Huang, for severe abdominal infections.
Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma 9g Clears Heat and relieves toxicity.
Rz. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Bei Xie 9g Resolves turbid Dampness in the Lower Jiao.
With Che Qian Zi, Hua Shi and Huang Bai, for Damp-Heat pouring downward with urinary frequency, cloudy urine, vaginal discharge, a red tongue with a yellow, greasy coat.
Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai 9g Drains Damp-Heat from the Urinary Bladder, promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction, breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation.
With Zhi Zi, for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat with burning, painful, dribbling urination.
With Che Qian Zi and Hua Shi, for Heat dysuria (Re Lin) with burning and pain during urination.
Talcum Hua Shi 9g Promotes urination and expels Damp-Heat.
With Che Qian Zi, Mu Tong and Zhi Zi, for Damp-Heat dysuria with pain and cloudy urine.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 9g Drains Damp-Heat, reduces swelling and invigorates the Blood.
With Hua Shi, for painful urinary dysfunction due to Damp-Heat in the Urinary Bladder.
Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing 9g Promotes the movement of Blood, invigorates the channels, reduces swelling and drains abscesses.
Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, unblocks the channels and stops pain Clears Heat and resolves Dampness.
Rx. et. Rhei Da Huang 6g Clears Heat, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong 4.5g Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction.
With Che Qian Zi, Zhi Zi, Huan Shi and Da Huang, for painful urinary dysfunction due to Damp-Heat in the Bladder.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3g Moderates spasms, alleviates pain, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Disinhibits Dampness
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Unblocks the channels

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat with Blood Stasis in the Lower Jiao

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Numerous, frequent short, choppy urinations
  • Urinary urgency
  • Urinary pain
  • A constant feeling of the need to urinate
  • Turbid, cloudy or yellow urine
  • Possible nocturia
  • Urinary stoppages with lower abdominal pain and distension (severe)
  • Lower abdominal and perineal discomfort and pain
  • Dry, bound stools
  • Abdominal distention
  • Dry, scaly skin
  • Tightness
  • Absence of thirst
  • Maybe an aversion to drinks
  • No fever
  • Condition fails to improve
  • Cold extremities
  • A gray or pale complexion
  • T: Purple
  • C: Greasy and yellow
  • P: Wiry, slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For hardness of the prostate: For a dry mouth:
+ 12g Carapax Trionycis Bie Jia + 12g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
+ 9g Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia For damage to the Yin:
For hematuria: + 9g Colla Corii asini E Jiao
+ 15g Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji For spasmodic pain:
+ 15g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen + 15g Rx. paeoniae alba Bai Shao
+ 15g Pollen Typhae Pu Huang + 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
For accompanying chronic bacterial prostatitis:
+ 12g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Yong + more (9g) Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 12g Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao For chyluria:
For a damp, itchy scrotum: + 12g Poria Fu Ling
+ 9g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen + 12g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ 9g Fr. Kochiae Di Fu Zi For nausea with abdominal distention:
For Spleen Qi Deficiency: + 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. codonopsis Dang Shen + 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
For accompanying Qi Stagnation:
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling + 15g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
    + 9g Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu