Formulas · Stabilize & Astringe 固澀 · Boncho Yeonui (本草衍義)
Mantis Egg-Case Powder
Sangpyocho-san
한글 상표초산 · Pinyin Sang Piao Xiao San
桑螵蛸散
Composition 構成
- Sangpyocho桑螵蛸 상표초 · Mantis Egg Case8 g
Chief 君 - Wonji遠志 원지 · Polygala8 g
Deputy 臣 - Seokchangpo石菖蒲 석창포 · Acorus8 g
Deputy 臣 - Yonggol龍骨 용골 · Dragon Bone8 g
Deputy 臣 - Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng8 g
Assistant 佐 - Boksin茯神 복신 · Poria with hostwood8 g
Assistant 佐 - Danggui當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica8 g
Assistant 佐 - Guban龜板 구판 · Turtle Plastron8 g
Assistant 佐
Total 64 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.
Actions 效能
- Tonifies Heart and Kidney and secures essence
- Restrains urination and settles the spirit
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Heart-Kidney dual deficiency with frequent urination
- Enuresis or dribbling with forgetfulness and distraction
- Pale frequent urine in the anxious and depleted
Biomedical correlates
- Nocturia with poor memory and anxiety
- Pediatric enuresis with timidity
- Urinary frequency in the depleted elderly
Clinical commentary 臨床
For the bladder that leaks because the mind is elsewhere — Heart and Kidney no longer speaking, treated through both at once. The thoughtful counterpart to Chukcheon-hwan's simple cold pattern. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.