Yan Shi Qian Lie Xian Fang - 鄢 师前列腺方 - Master Yan'S Prostate Formula

English:	Master Yan's Prostate Formula
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	15g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces abscesses, Soothes irritability.
Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	9g	Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin and moistens Dryness. With Huang Bai, clears Heat and Drains Fire for Yin Deficiency Fire.
Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	9g	Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao. With Che Qian Zi, for burning, painful, hesitant urination. With Zhi Zi, for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat leading to hot, painful urinary dysfunction.
Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	9g	Promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat. With Mu Tong and Hua Shi, for Lin Syndrome. With Mu Tong, Hua Shi and Re Lin for (Damp-Heat dysuria).
Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren	9g	Breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation. With Da Huang, for severe abdominal infections.
Rz. Cimicifugae	Sheng Ma	9g	Clears Heat and relieves toxicity.
Rz. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae	Bei Xie	9g	Resolves turbid Dampness in the Lower Jiao. With Che Qian Zi, Hua Shi and Huang Bai, for Damp-Heat pouring downward with urinary frequency, cloudy urine, vaginal discharge, a red tongue with a yellow, greasy coat.
Hb. Dianthi	Qu Mai	9g	Drains Damp-Heat from the Urinary Bladder, promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction, breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation. With Zhi Zi, for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat with burning, painful, dribbling urination. With Che Qian Zi and Hua Shi, for Heat dysuria (Re Lin) with burning and pain during urination.
Talcum	Hua Shi	9g	Promotes urination and expels Damp-Heat. With Che Qian Zi, Mu Tong and Zhi Zi, for Damp-Heat dysuria with pain and cloudy urine.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	9g	Drains Damp-Heat, reduces swelling and invigorates the Blood. With Hua Shi, for painful urinary dysfunction due to Damp-Heat in the Urinary Bladder.
Sm. Vaccariae	Wang Bu Liu Xing	9g	Promotes the movement of Blood, invigorates the channels, reduces swelling and drains abscesses.
Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati	Hu Zhang	9g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, unblocks the channels and stops pain Clears Heat and resolves Dampness.
Rx. et. Rhei	Da Huang	6g	Clears Heat, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Caulis Akebiae	Mu Tong	4.5g	Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction. With Che Qian Zi, Zhi Zi, Huan Shi and Da Huang, for painful urinary dysfunction due to Damp-Heat in the Bladder.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3g	Moderates spasms, alleviates pain, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Disinhibits Dampness
• Invigorates the Blood
• Unblocks the channels

Syndromes

• Damp-Heat with Blood Stasis in the Lower Jiao

Clinical Manifestations

Numerous, frequent short, choppy urinations Urinary urgency Urinary pain A constant feeling of the need to urinate Turbid, cloudy or yellow urine Possible nocturia Urinary stoppages with lower abdominal pain and distension (severe) Lower abdominal and perineal discomfort and pain Dry, bound stools Abdominal distention

Dry, scaly skin Tightness Absence of thirst Maybe an aversion to drinks No fever Condition fails to improve Cold extremities A gray or pale complexion T: Purple C: Greasy and yellow P: Wiry, slippery and rapid

Treats

Benign prostatic hypertrophy

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For hardness of the prostate:		For a dry mouth:
+ 12g Carapax Trionycis	Bie Jia	+ 12g Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen
+ 9g Squama Manitis	Chuan Shan Jia	For damage to the Yin:
For hematuria:		+ 9g Colla Corii asini	E Jiao
+ 15g Hb. Cirsii	Xiao Ji	For spasmodic pain:
+ 15g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen	+ 15g Rx. paeoniae alba	Bai Shao
+ 15g Pollen Typhae	Pu Huang	+ 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu
For accompanying chronic bacterial prostatitis:
+ 12g Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Yong	+ More (9g) Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 12g Hb. Patriniae	Bai Jiang Cao
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	For chyluria:
For a damp, itchy scrotum:		+ 12g Poria	Fu Ling
+ 9g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis	Ku Shen	+ 12g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu
+ 9g Fr. Kochiae	Di Fu Zi	For nausea with abdominal distention:
For Spleen Qi Deficiency:		+ 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ 15g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. codonopsis	Dang Shen	+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
For accompanying Qi Stagnation:
+ 9g Poria	Fu Ling	+ 15g Fr. Toosendan	Chuan Lian Zi
+ 9g Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu