Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence
Chinese Prescription: Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan
English Translation: Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence
Formula Type: Stabilize the Kidneys
Actions: Stabilizes the Kidneys & binds up the semen.
Indications: Chronic spermatorrhea, impotence, fatigue & weakness, sore & weak limbs, lower back pain, tinnitus, a pale tongue with a white coating, & a thin, frail pulse.
Contraindications: The herbs in this formula are primarily astringent, restraining substances. The formula is contraindicated in cases of damp-heat in the lower burner & should be modified if used for spermatorrhea at night due to blazing fire from deficiency. In case of fever from externally-contracted pathogens, use of the formula should be discontinued to avoid retention of the pathogen. Acrid, spicy, & hot foods as a well as sexual intercourse should be avoided while taking this formula.
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Sha Yuan Zi / Astragalus Seed, Milkvetch Seed |
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Warm • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Yang |
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Fortifies the yang & secures the essence: for such deficient Kidney yang symptoms as lower back pain, tinnitus, impotence, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, urinary incontinence, or vaginal discharge.
2. Tonifies the Liver & Kidneys & improves vision: for reduced visual acuity or blurred vision from deficient Liver & Kidneys. |
MeridiansKidney, Liver |
CautionsContraindicated in deficient yin patterns with heat signs, hyperactive sexual drives, or difficulty in urination. |
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Qian Shi / Euryale Seeds, Foxnut |
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Taste: Sweet, Astringent • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Stabilize & Bind • Sub Category: |
Dosage9-15g, up to 30g severe cases |
Actions1. Strengthens the Spleen & stops diarrhea: for chronic diarrhea caused by a weakness of the transportive functions of the Spleen (internal accumulation of dampness). Especially useful in children.
2. Stabilizes the Kidneys & retains the essence: for patterns of Kidney qi deficiency with such signs as nocturnal emission, premature ejacualtion, spermatorrhea, & urinary frequency.
3. Expels dampness: for vaginal discharge due to either deficiency or damp-heat. |
MeridiansKidney, Spleen |
CautionsNone. |
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Lian Xu / Lotus Flower Stamen |
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Taste: Sweet, Astringent • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Stabilize & Bind • Sub Category: |
Dosage1.5-9g |
ActionsStabilizes the Kidneys & binds up the essence as well as clearing the Heart & stopping bleeding. It is used primarily for treating spermatorrhea, urinary frequency, incontinence, & vaginal discharge associated with Kidney deficiency, & also can be used for nosebleeds or excessive uterine bleeding. |
MeridiansHeart, Kidney |
Cautions |
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Long Gu (Duan) / Dragon Bone, Calcined |
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Taste: Sweet, Astringent • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Calm Shen • Sub Category: Anchor & Settle Shen |
Dosage15-30g, cook 20-30 minutes before adding other herbs, use raw to settle & calm spirit, calcined as an astringent. Crush before using in decoctions. |
Actions1. Settles & calms the spirit: for emotional distress, restlessness, insomnia, palpitations with anxiety, or even seizures or mania-withdrawal due to an agitated Heart & spirit.
2. Calms the Liver & anchors & preserves the floating yang: for irritability, restlessness, dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision, & bad temper due to Liver yin deficiency with deficient yang transgressing upward.
3. Prevents leackage of fluids: for loss of fluids due to deficiency including spermatorrhea, night sweats, spontaneous sweating, nocturnal emissions, vaginal discharge, & uterine bleeding.
4.Used topically (calcined & powdered) for chronic, nonhealing sores & ulcerations. |
MeridiansHeart, Kidney, Liver |
CautionsNot to be used with patterns of damp-heat or externally-contracted excessive disorders. May conteract with gypsum (shi gao) & fish. |
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Mu Li (Duan) / Oyster Shell, Calcined |
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Taste: Slaty, Astringent • Temperature: Cool • Category: Calm Shen • Sub Category: Anchor and Settle Shen |
Dosage15-30g |
Actions1. Settles & calms the spirit: for palpitations with anxiety, restlessness, & insomnia.
2. Benefits the yin & anchors the floating yang: for irritability insomnia, dizziness, headache, tinnitus, blurred vision, bad temper, or a red, flushed face due to yin deficiency with ascendant yang.
3. Prevents leakage of fluids: for continuous sweating in patients with steaming bone disorder or in the aftermath of a warm-febrile disease. Also used as an astringent for spontaneous sweating, night sweats, nocturnal emissions, spermatorrhea or vaginal discharge, & uterine bleeding due to deficiency.
4. Softens hardness & dissipated nodules: for various kinds of lumps in the neck such as scrofula & goiter.
5. Absorbs acidity & alleviated pain: used in calcined form for excessive Stomach pain with a sour taste in mouth. |
MeridiansLiver, Kidney |
CautionsNot to be used in cases of high fever due to excess with an absense of sweating. May have adverse effects when combined with ma huang, wu zhu yu & xi xin. Overdose may lead to indigestion or constipation. |