Summary
- Traditionally used in Chinese medicine to nourishthe kidney Yin, activate the blood and resolve blood stasis, and to clear heat and drain damp in disorders of the lower Jiao pattern
- This is a modern empirical formula that has been developed to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (prostatic hypertrophy) as well as chronic non-bacterial prostatitis
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland that generally restricts the flow of urine from the bladder
- This formula focuses on kidney Yin deficiency together with blood stasis as the predominant disease mechanisms
- It also clears any residual heat or damp-heat from the lower Jiao, and facilitates the flow of urine
Indications:
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
TCM Syndromes:
- Kidney Yin deficiency with deficiency heat
- Blood stasis
- Damp-heat retetion in the lower Jiao
Key clinical features:
- Urinary frequency, difficult urination, hesitant/interrupted weak stream
- Urinary urgency, painful urination, dribbling urination
- Nocturnal polyuria
- Prostate enlargement detected on medical examination
Dosage & warnings
3 capsules twice daily 1 hour away from meals
Only take as directed.
Formulation
| Ingredient |
1 capsule
|
|---|---|
| Alisma orientale (rhizome) ext. equiv. dry (Ze Xie) | 162 mg |
| Glycyrrhiza uralensis (root) ext. equiv. dry (Gan Cao) | 72 mg |
| Paeonia obovata (root) ext. equiv. dry (Chi Shao) | 162 mg |
| Paeonia suffruticosa (root bark) ext. equiv. dry (Mu Dan Pi) | 162 mg |
| Phellodendron amurense (stem bark) ext. equiv. dry (Huang Bai) | 162 mg |
| Rehmannia glutinosa (root) ext. equiv. dry (Di Huang) | 252 mg |
| Anemarrhena asphodeloides (rhizome) ext. equiv. dry (Zhi Mu) | 162 mg |
| Cornus officinalis (fruit) ext. equiv. dry (Shan Zhu Yu) | 144 mg |
| Cyathula officinalis (root) ext. equiv. dry (Chuan Niu Xi) | 162 mg |
| Lindera strychnifolia (root) (Wu Yao) | 162 mg |
| Poria cocos (fruiting body) ext. equiv. dry (Fu Ling) | 198 mg |
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This product is listed with the TGA - AustL 110621. The TGA publishes product info, including excipients under the "Other ingredients" subheading (not typically listed on the product label). Download the TGA public summary below.
