Xiao’an Shen Pills，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，Deficiency of kidney yang, frequent urination at night, heaviness in the lower back and knees, intestinal rumbling and diarrhea, tinnitus and blurred vision, loose and bleeding teeth, and cold-damp hernia.Deficiency of kidney qi, cold and exhaustion in the lower jiao, frequent urination at night, fatigue in the limbs, gradual wasting and emaciation, heaviness in the lower back and knees, a preference for lying down with little strength, mental dullness, a cicada-like ringing in the ears, a pale complexion, diarrhea with intestinal rumbling, blurred vision, and tooth decay with pain.Chronic diarrhea; yang deficiency in the lower jiao with deficient fire rising upward, no bad breath, no toothache, but loose teeth that are not firm, or mild pain without severity but frequent bleeding from the gums; atrophy syndrome. Cold hernia in the lower abdomen causing pain. Kidney deficiency with cold and fatigue, rising yin fire, shortness of breath and coughing, toothache, and lower back pain. In women, cold invading the uterine orifice, causing lower abdominal pain.
Xiao’an Shen Pills
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Formulas Name : Xiao’an Shen Pills
Chinese Name : 小安肾丸
Drug Formulation
1 jin of Cyperus rhizome, 1 jin of Sichuan Aconite, 1 jin of Sichuan Melia fruit (boil the above ingredients with 4 liang of salt and 4 sheng of water until dry; then chop and roast), 8 liang of prepared dried Rehmannia root, 12 liang of aniseed, and 4 liang of Sichuan pepper (remove the seeds and any closed pods; lightly roast until slightly sweaty).
Source
*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a wine paste.
Benefits
Deficiency of kidney yang, frequent urination at night, heaviness in the lower back and knees, intestinal rumbling and diarrhea, tinnitus and blurred vision, loose and bleeding teeth, and cold-damp hernia.Deficiency of kidney qi, cold and exhaustion in the lower jiao, frequent urination at night, fatigue in the limbs, gradual wasting and emaciation, heaviness in the lower back and knees, a preference for lying down with little strength, mental dullness, a cicada-like ringing in the ears, a pale complexion, diarrhea with intestinal rumbling, blurred vision, and tooth decay with pain.Chronic diarrhea; yang deficiency in the lower jiao with deficient fire rising upward, no bad breath, no toothache, but loose teeth that are not firm, or mild pain without severity but frequent bleeding from the gums; atrophy syndrome. Cold hernia in the lower abdomen causing pain. Kidney deficiency with cold and fatigue, rising yin fire, shortness of breath and coughing, toothache, and lower back pain. In women, cold invading the uterine orifice, causing lower abdominal pain.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 to 30 pills per dose, on an empty stomach or before bedtime, with either salted water or salted wine.
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Xiao’an Shen Pills,Deficiency of kidney yang, frequent urination at night, heaviness in the lower back and knees, intestinal rumbling and diarrhea, tinnitus and blurred vision, loose and bleeding teeth, and cold-damp hernia.Deficiency of kidney qi, cold and exhaustion in the lower jiao, frequent urination at night, fatigue in the limbs, gradual wasting and emaciation, heaviness in the lower back and knees, a preference for lying down with little strength, mental dullness, a cicada-like ringing in the ears, a pale complexion, diarrhea with intestinal rumbling, blurred vision, and tooth decay with pain.Chronic diarrhea; yang deficiency in the lower jiao with deficient fire rising upward, no bad breath, no toothache, but loose teeth that are not firm, or mild pain without severity but frequent bleeding from the gums; atrophy syndrome. Cold hernia in the lower abdomen causing pain. Kidney deficiency with cold and fatigue, rising yin fire, shortness of breath and coughing, toothache, and lower back pain. In women, cold invading the uterine orifice, causing lower abdominal pain.