Suo Quan Wan, Shut the Sluice Pill, is Yi Zhi Ren, Wu Yao and Shan Yao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that stabilise the Kidneys, and records it as warming the Kidneys and Bladder and securing urination.

Herb

Amount

yi zhi ren

9 g

wu yao

6 g

shan yao

9 g

Actions and indications

Warms the Kidneys and Bladder and dispels Cold

Kidney Yang deficiency with Kidney Qi not firm; cold-deficiency of Kidney and Bladder that impairs Bladder Qi transformation
Frequent urination from Yang deficiency of the Spleen and Kidneys
Cold body or limbs and low back pain, worse in cold weather
Tongue pale with a white coat; pulse deep and frail

Secures urination and stops leakage

Urine that is clear, frequent, long and copious, and hard to hold back
Bedwetting in children from Kidney deficiency cold
Dribbling after urinating, or incontinence, especially in older people
Spermatorrhea; vaginal discharge

Modern uses

Enuresis, including bedwetting in children
Stress incontinence and urinary incontinence in older adults
Overactive bladder
Nocturia
Polyuria
Diabetes
Spermatorrhea
Impotence
Leukorrhea
Low back pain
Knee pain
Tinnitus
Deafness

Modifications

Stronger effect: + zhi fu zi, + fu pen zi, + wu wei zi

Kidney Yang deficiency: + ba ji tian, + bu gu zhi, + tu si zi

Bedwetting with emotional instability: + suan zao ren, + wu wei zi

Frequent urination: + jin ying zi, + huang qi

Enuresis: + sang piao xiao, + long gu, + mu li

Urinary incontinence: + sang piao xiao, + shan zhu yu, + bu gu zhi, + tu si zi, + huang qi

Incontinence of both urine and stool: + sang piao xiao, + shan zhu yu, + bu gu zhi, + tu si zi, + huang qi, + rou dou kou, + wu zhu yu, + wu wei zi

Urinary incontinence with difficulty speaking: + sang piao xiao, + shan zhu yu, + bu gu zhi, + tu si zi, + huang qi, + shi chang pu, + yu jin, + yuan zhi, + dan nan xing

Urinary incontinence with sallow face, tiredness, weakness and paralysis of the limbs: + sang piao xiao, + shan zhu yu, + bu gu zhi, + tu si zi, + huang qi, + tao ren, + hong hua, + di long, + chi shao

Long, clear, copious urination (combined with You Gui Wan): + sang piao xiao, − dang gui

Long, clear, copious urination with Qi deficiency (combined with You Gui Wan): + sang piao xiao, + hong shen, − dang gui

Severe long, clear, copious urination with bedwetting, incontinence or night-time urination (combined with You Gui Wan): + sang piao xiao, + jin ying zi, + fu pen zi, − dang gui

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Copious clear urine together with loose stools, discharge or emissions of semen (combined with You Gui Wan): + sang piao xiao, + bu gu zhi, + qian shi, − dang gui
Long, clear, copious urination with diarrhea of undigested food (combined with You Gui Wan): + sang piao xiao, + rou dou kou, + wu wei zi, + bu gu zhi, − dang gui
Long, clear, copious urination with sluggish appetite, nausea, vomiting and sour regurgitation (combined with You Gui Wan): + sang piao xiao, + gan jiang, − dang gui
Long, clear, copious urination with unremitting abdominal pain (combined with You Gui Wan): + sang piao xiao, + zhi wu zhu yu, − dang gui
Long, clear, copious urination with sore, weak lower back and knees (combined with You Gui Wan): + sang piao xiao, + xu duan, + gou ji, − dang gui

Cautions

contraindication Damp-Heat in the Bladder or other hot urinary patterns, with scanty, dark, urgent or burning urination

caution Yin deficiency with Heat signs, where warming astringents are poorly tolerated

contraindication An active exterior condition

pregnancy Wu Yao moves Qi mildly; use in pregnancy only with professional guidance

caution Avoid spicy and other stimulating foods while taking it

caution Frequent urination or incontinence from other causes, such as sinking Spleen or Lung Qi or a structural or neurological problem, may need another formula or medical evaluation

Pinyin

suo quan wan

English Name

Shut the Sluice Pill

suo quan wan

About suo quan wan

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Warms the Kidneys and Bladder and dispels Cold

Secures urination and stops leakage

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

Preparation

Names

Classification