Sang Piao Xiao - 桑螵蛸 - Ootheca Mantidis - Praying Mantis Egg Case
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Ootheca Mantidis |
| Common English: | Mantis Mantis Egg-Case Paratenodera Praying Mantis Egg-Case |
Category
Herbs that Stabilize and Bind (Astringents)Properties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Sweet Salty (Astringent) | Neutral | Kidney Liver (Stomach) | 3-10g Tincture: 1-3ml 4.5-9g (Secondary source) |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
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, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Major Combinations
| Fr. Corni | Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Rx. Polygalae |
Urinary incontinence, frequency and nocturia due to Kidney Deficiency. | Powerfully astringes and tonifies for enuresis, urinary frequency, premature ejaculation, nocturnal emissions and vaginal discharge due to unstable Kidney Yang. | Enuresis in children. |
| Sm. Euryales | Sm. Cuscutae | Sm. Cuscutae |
Spermatorrhea and nocturnal emissions (especially when accompanied by dreams) due to Kidney Deficiency. | Spermatorrhea and vaginal discharge due to Kidney Deficiency. | Continuous urinary dripping, exhaustion and lower back pain from Kidney Qi Deficiency. |
| Fr. Rosae Laevigatae | Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae (9g) |
Spermatorrhea, enuresis and incontinence in the elderly due to Kidney Yang Deficiency. | Spermatorrhea and nocturnal emissions due to Heart and Kidney Deficiency. | With 12g Sang Piao Xiao, for enuresis from Kidney Yang Deficiency. |
Rx. Ginseng | Fr. Psoraliae | |
Frequent urination and spermatorrhea caused by Kidney Deficiency. | Profuse vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yang Deficiency. Impotence due to Kidney Yang Deficiency. |
Notes
- Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren is a frequent partner for this herb.
- It is regarded as a medicinal of the Liver, Kidneys and Ming Men.
- For frequent urination during pregnancy, take it alone as a powder.
- For dysuria, take it alone as a powder with rice soup.
- 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 leads to enuresis, urinary frequency and spermatorrhea. They are frequently combined to strengthen Kidney Yang and astringe Jing. Sang Piao Xiao is used mainly for lower Jiao Deficiency Cold, whereas Yi Zhi Ren warms the Spleen, astringes saliva and halts 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; it stops bleeding, dries Dampness, stops vaginal discharge, controls gastric acidity and stops pain, but has no tonifying action. 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 that leads to enuresis, urinary frequency, spermatorrhea and impotence. Fu Pen Zi is sweet and neutral and enriches the true Yin more strongly. Sang Piao Xiao is salty and reinforces the Yang more strongly.
- Salt-prepared Mantis Egg-Case Yan Chao Sang Piao Xiao has a better taste and guides the herb's actions into the Kidney channel, enhancing its capacity to astringe Jing and urine and to tonify the Kidneys.