Qian Li Xian Tang - 前列腺汤 - Prostate Decoction

English:	Prostate Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	3-15g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, cools the Blood, reduces abscesses, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit.
Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren	4-10g	Breaks up Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation and drains abscesses. With Hong Hua, invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation.
Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	3-10g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	4.5-15g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat, cools the Blood and reduces swelling from sores and abscesses.
Hb. Lycopi	Ze Lan	3-15g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Disperses swellings, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes urination.
Sm. Vaccariae	Wang Bu Liu Xing	4-30g	Promotes the movement of Blood, invigorates the channels, reduces swelling and drains abscesses. With Chuan Shan Jia, for mobile and fixed abdominal masses and accumulations.
Squama Manitis	Chuan Shan Jia	3-10g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, reduces swelling and promotes the discharge of pus. With Pu Gong Ying, for inflammatory lesions of the skin that have not yet pustulated.
Myrrh	Mo Yao	3-12g	Alleviates pain, Dispels Blood Stasis, Generates flesh, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes healing, Reduces swelling.
Fr. Toosendan	Chuan Lian Zi	3-15g	Dredges Liver Qi, Releases Stagnation, Stops pain and conducts Heat out from below.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	3-10g	Reduces swelling, eliminates toxins and expels pus.
Hb. Patriniae	Bai Jiang Cao	6-30g	Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, expels pus,reduces abscesses and dispels Blood Stasis. With Pu Gong Ying, disperses Stagnation due to Heat Toxin with abdominal pain and distention and abdominal masses and treats swollen, toxic sores and abscesses. With Chi Shao, for unsuppurated Intestinal abscess with an immobile abdominal mass.
Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	9-30g	Clears Heat, Clears Heat in the Blood, Dissipates nodules, Reduces abscesses, Relieves Fire toxicity, Resolves Dampness, Unblocks painful urinary dribbling.
Hb. Pyrrosiae	Shi Wei	6-16g	Clears Damp-Heat, cools the Blood unblocks painful urinary dysfunction and clears stones.
Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi	5-18g	Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and Yin.

Formula Actions

• Invigorates the Blood
• Promotes the circulation of Qi
• Clears Heat
• Resolves Dampness

Syndromes

• Qi and Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Distension in the chest, epigastrium or abdomen Distending pain that moves from place to place Abdominal masses that appear and disappear or Abdominal masses that do not move Abdominal distension and pain that is not relieved by a bowel movement Premenstrual tension Dysmenorrhea Mental depression Mood swings Depression

Frequent sighing Headache Irritability Constipation with small round stools Dull/dark complexion Purple lips Purple nails Pain that has the quality of boring in, fixed and stabbing and may be worse at night Bleeding with dark blood and dark clots T: Purple petechiae, purple veinules C: White

Treats

Prostatitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For lower abdominal pain:		For pain:
+ Olibanum	Ru Xiang	+ Rz. Corydalis	Yan Hu Suo
For Blood in the urine and ejaculate:		For Heat in the Blood:
+ Flos Sophorae	Huai Hua	+ Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang