Four-Marvel Pill
Chinese Prescription: Si Miao Wan
English Translation: Four-Marvel Pill
Formula Type: Clear Damp-Heat
Actions: Clears heat & resolves dampness.
Indications: For atrophy disorders characterized by severe numbness & weakness in the lower extremities with painful & swollen feet.
Contraindications: Unknown.
Pinyin | English | Suggested Dosage |
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view: Huang Bai |
Phellodendron Bark | 12g |
view: Yi Yi Ren |
Coix | 12g |
view: Cang Zhu |
Black Atractylodes | 6g |
view: Niu Xi |
Achyranthes | 12g |
Huang Bai / Phellodendron Bark | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Drain Damp | |||
Dosage3-12g |
Actions1. Drains damp-heat, particularly from the lower-burner: for such problems as thick, yellow vaginal discharge, foul-smelling diarrhea, or dysenteric disorder. Also for damp-heat pouring downward or hot leg qi with such symptoms as red, swollen, & painful knees, legs, or feet. Also for damp-heat jaundice.2. Drains Kidney fire: for ascending Kindey fire with signs of yin deficiency such as steaming bone disorder, night sweats, afternoon fevers & sweating, sometimes accompanied by nocturnal emissions & spermatorrhea. 3. Drains fire & relieves toxicity: for fire toxin generated sores & damp lesions of the skin. |
MeridiansKidney, Bladder |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of Spleen deficiency with or without diarrhea. Toxicity: There has been one case reported of a patient who developed a rash after ingestion of huang bai. When the patient was later skin-tested, there was a very strong local reaction. |
Yi Yi Ren / Coix Seeds, Job's Tears Seeds | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Slightly Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage9-30g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & leaches out dampness: for edema, urinary difficulty, & damp leg qi.2. Strengthens the Spleen & stops diarrhea: has a mild effect in treating Spleen deficiency with damp diarrhea. 3. Clears heat & expels pus: for soft, pustulated carbuncles as well as Lung or Intestinal abscess. 4. Expels wind-dampness: for wind-dampness painful obstruction. Especially effective for increasing joint mobility & reducing spasms in chronic cases. 5. Clears damp-heat: for any damp-heat disorder at any level characterized by a greasy tongue coating & digestive problems. 6. Also used in the treatment of plantar warts. |
MeridiansSpleen, Lung, Kidney |
CautionsUse with caution during pregnancy. |
Cang Zhu / Atractylodes (Black) Rhizome | |||
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Taste: Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Transform Damp - Aromatic • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage4.5-9g |
Actions1. Strongly dries dampness & strengthens the Spleen: for dampness obstructing the middle burner & blocking the transportive & transformative functions of the Spleen. Symptoms include reduced appetite, diarrhea, epigastric distention & pressure, fatigue, nausea & vomting, & a thick, greasy tongue coating.2. Expels wind-dampness: for painful obstruction due to wind-cold-dampness in the extremities. 3. Clears dampness in the lower burner: for damp-heat pouring downward (as in leg qi), vaginal discharge, & swollen, sore joints. Although this herb is warm, it is very effective in drying dampness; when combined with herbs that clear heat, it is used for damp-heat disorders. 4. Induces sweating & releases exterior disorders: for headache, body aches, absence of sweating & /or oozing yin sores due to wind-damp-cold pathogenic influence. |
MeridiansSpleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases with excessive sweating due to qi deficiency, or yin deficiency with interior heat. Use with caution in cases of loose, watery stools. |
Niu Xi / Achyranthes Root | |||
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Taste: Bitter, sour • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood | |||
Dosage4.5-9g |
ActionsInvigorates and expels blood stasis with symptoms of dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and lochoschesis.Strengthens sinews and bones, assists the joints with symptoms of pain and soreness in the low back and knees due to Liver and Kidney deficiency. |
MeridiansLiver, Kidney |
Cautions |