Sang Piao Xiao桑螵蛸
Ootheca MantidisMantis Egg-Case
Also known asPraying Mantis Egg-Case · Mantis · Paratenodera
- Category
- Herbs that stabilize and bind
- Nature
- neutral
- Taste
- sweet, salty
- Channels entered
- Kidney, Liver
- Secondary channels
- Stomach
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
- Tincture
- 1–3 ml
Actions & indications
- Tonifies the Kidneys, assists Yang, retains Jing and astringes urine
- Kidney Yang Deficiency with dribbling urine, urinary frequency, and nocturnal emissions, especially when unaccompanied by dreams
- Enuresis in children
- Impotence
Contraindications
- Contraindicated in Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
- Contraindicated in Damp-Heat in the Bladder.
- Use only small amounts in spermatorrhea or urinary incontinence.
- Use only small amounts in Excess Fire.
- Excessive use can cause dark urine, penile pain, and excessive erections with loss of Jing.
Incompatibilities
It counteracts Flos Inulae Xuan Fu Hua.
Combinations
Urinary incontinence, frequency and nocturia from Kidney Deficiency.
Strongly astringes and tonifies to treat enuresis, urinary frequency, premature ejaculation, nocturnal emissions and vaginal discharge caused by unstable Kidney Yang.
Enuresis in children.
Spermatorrhea and nocturnal emissions, particularly when accompanied by dreams, from Kidney Deficiency.
Spermatorrhea and vaginal discharge from Kidney Deficiency.
Continuous urinary dribbling, exhaustion and low back pain from Kidney Qi Deficiency.
Spermatorrhea, enuresis and incontinence in the elderly from Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Spermatorrhea and nocturnal emissions from Heart and Kidney Deficiency.
- Yi Zhi Ren
- Wu Yao
- Fu Pen Zi
- Xu Duan
- Yin Yang Huo
- Rou Gui
- Zhi Fu Zi
- Suo Yang
- Ji Nei Jin
- Shu Di Huang
- Sang Ji Sheng
At a dose of 12 g, Sang Piao Xiao treats enuresis from Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Notes
- It is frequently combined with Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren.
- It is regarded as a medicinal that acts on the Liver, Kidneys and Ming Men.
- Taken alone as a powder, it addresses frequent urination during pregnancy.
- Taken alone as a powder with rice soup, it addresses dysuria.
- Sang Piao Xiao and Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren both warm and tonify the lower base and astringe the urine and Jing, treating Deficiency Cold in the Lower Jiao that manifests as enuresis, urinary frequency and spermatorrhea; combined, they strengthen Kidney Yang and astringe Jing. Sang Piao Xiao is used mainly for Lower Jiao Deficiency Cold, while Yi Zhi Ren also warms the Spleen, astringes saliva and stops diarrhea.
- Sang Piao Xiao and Endoconcha Sepiae Hai Piao Xiao both enter the Kidney channel to retain Jing. Hai Piao Xiao is salty, astringent and slightly warm, and stops bleeding, dries Dampness, stops vaginal discharge and controls gastric acidity and pain, but does not tonify; Sang Piao Xiao is sweet, salty and neutral, tonifies the Kidneys, and astringes Jing and urine more strongly.
- Sang Piao Xiao and Fr. Rubi Fu Pen Zi both tonify, restrain and constrain, treating Kidney Deficiency presenting as enuresis, urinary frequency, spermatorrhea and impotence. Fu Pen Zi, sweet and neutral, more strongly enriches true Yin, while Sang Piao Xiao, salty, more strongly reinforces Yang.
- Salt-prepared Mantis Egg-Case Yan Chao Sang Piao Xiao has a better taste and is guided into the Kidney channel more effectively, enhancing its ability to astringe Jing and urine and tonify the Kidneys.