Sang Piao Xiao San, Mantis Egg-Case Powder, is Sang Piao Xiao, Long Gu, Ren Shen, Fu Shen, Yuan Zhi, Chang Pu, Gui Ban and Dang Gui. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that stabilise the Kidneys.

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Amount

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6 g

Actions and indications

Regulates and tonifies the Heart and Kidneys

Deficient Heart and Kidney out of contact with each other: urine and Essence escape and the spirit is restless
Confusion, forgetfulness and a foggy mind
Tiredness, poor appetite and constipation
Tongue pale or light pink with a thin white coat; pulse thin, slow and frail, or deep and weak

Stabilizes the Essence and stops leakage

Frequent urination, bedwetting or incontinence
Turbid urine that looks like water from washed rice
Involuntary seminal emission

Modern uses

Frequent urination
Urinary incontinence
Enuresis, including in children
Overactive bladder
Seminal emissions and premature ejaculation
Chyluria
Cystitis
Chronic nephritis
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Nephrotic syndrome
Tubular acidosis
Prostatic hypertrophy
Uterine prolapse
Diabetes
Hypothyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism
Amyloidosis
Sarcoidosis
Neurasthenia
Neurosis
Autonomic dystonia
Forgetfulness
Fatigue
Constipation

Modifications

General tiredness and deficiency: + huang qi

Urination becoming more frequent: + bai zhu, + gan cao

Thick urine with a sticky feel: + shan yao, + qian shi

Bedwetting or incontinence: + yi zhi ren, + fu pen zi

Forgetfulness and poor concentration: + bai zi ren, + long chi

Palpitations, insomnia and forgetfulness: + wu wei zi, + suan zao ren

Spermatorrhea or seminal emission: + suo yang, + shan zhu yu, + sha yuan zi

Involuntary emission and a weak pulse: + sha yuan zi

Use together with Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

Kidney Yang deficiency: + ba ji tian, + zhi fu zi

Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency (combined with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan)

Constipation with Qi deficiency: + bai zhu, + ren shen, − fu shen

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Constipation with Yin deficiency: + bie jia, + gui ban, − fu shen
Constipation with Blood deficiency: + e jiao, + dang gui, − fu shen
Constipation while urine is dark, frequent and painful: + huang bai, + zhi mu, − fu shen
Constipation with frequent pale urine: + sang piao xiao, + qian shi, + yi zhi ren, + jin ying zi, − fu shen
Severe Kidney Yang deficiency with feelings of cold: + ba ji tian, + zhi fu zi, + rou gui
Incontinence that will not stop (combined with Suo Quan Wan)
Severe spermatorrhea (combined with Shui Lu Er Xian Dan)
Severe, long-standing prolapse of the uterus with discharge and frequent urination: + huang qi, + sheng ma, + chai hu
Daytime dribbling of urine in older people: + huang qi, + shan zhu yu, − yuan zhi
Nocturnal emission: + wu wei zi, + jin ying zi, − yuan zhi
Frequent urination: + gou qi zi, + sha yuan zi, + fu pen zi
Stubborn frequent urination: + gou qi zi, + sha yuan zi, + fu pen zi, + yi zhi ren, + bu gu zhi
Frequent urination with weak Spleen Qi: + gou qi zi, + sha yuan zi, + fu pen zi, + sheng ma, + dang shen, + bai zhu, + gan jiang
Frequent urination with an enlarged prostate (add two or three of Mu Li, Zhe Bei Mu, Xuan Shen, Chuan Shan Jia, Wa Leng Zi, Wang Bu Liu Xing): + gou qi zi, + sha yuan zi, + fu pen zi, + mu li, + zhe bei mu, + xuan shen, + chuan shan jia, + wa leng zi, + wang bu liu xing
Frequent urination (combined with Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang): + gou qi zi, + sha yuan zi, + fu pen zi
Excessive urine: + shan yao, + shan zhu yu
Neurasthenia with insomnia: + wu wei zi, + suan zao ren
Night-time urination and bedwetting: + duan mu li, + yi zhi ren, + fu pen zi, − long gu, − gui ban
Nocturia and bedwetting with vaginal discharge: + duan mu li, + yi zhi ren, + fu pen zi, + qian shi, + hai piao xiao, − long gu, − gui ban
Nocturia and bedwetting with loose stools or early-morning diarrhea: + duan mu li, + yi zhi ren, + fu pen zi, + bu gu zhi, − long gu, − gui ban
Night urination and bedwetting plus premature ejaculation or involuntary emission: + duan mu li, + yi zhi ren, + fu pen zi, + sha yuan zi, − long gu, − gui ban
Stronger astringing action needed: + lian zi, + qian shi, + jin ying zi

Cautions

contraindication Damp-Heat or Fire in the Lower Jiao (burning, urgent or dark urine) and acute urinary infection with clear Heat signs: astringing then can lock the pathogen in

caution Use carefully in Yin deficiency with empty Fire (night sweats, malar flush, rapid pulse)

caution Where the Spleen is weak and Damp, the rich tonics Ren Shen and Gui Ban may cause bloating or a poor appetite

caution Urinary symptoms that are new, lasting or painful, or bedwetting that does not clear, should be medically checked for an underlying cause

Pinyin

sang piao xiao san

English Name

Mantis Edd-case Powder

sang piao xiao san

About sang piao xiao san

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Regulates and tonifies the Heart and Kidneys

Stabilizes the Essence and stops leakage

Modern uses

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