Indications
Hernia due to cold-damp pathogen, marked by swollen and distending scrotum with bearing-down sensation, or scrotum as hard as stone, or pain of the testicle radiating to the umbilical or abdominal region, pale tongue with whitish coating, and deep taut pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as hydrocele testis, testitis and epididymitis.
Ingredients
Semen Citri Reticulatae (Juhe) 30 g,
Sargassum siliquastrum (Haizao) 30 g,
Ecklonia kurome (Kunbu) 30 g,
Hai Dai (Thallus Laminariae) 30 g,
Fructus Meliae Toosendan (Chuanlianzi) 30 g,
Semen Persicae (Taoren) 30 g,
Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (Houpo) 15 g,
Mu Tong (Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis) 15 g,
Zhi Shi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus) 15 g,
Rhizoma Corydalis (Yanhusuo) 15 g,
Gui Xin (Lignum Cinnamomi) 15 g,
Radix Aucklandiae (Muxiang) 15 g.
Explanation
Ju He: The principal drug, promoting the circulation of Qi to treat hernia.
Mu Xiang and Chuan Lian Zi: Promoting the flow of Qi to relieve pain.
Tao Ren and Yan Hu Suo: Activating the circulation of blood to remove obstruction in the channels.
Gui Xin: Warming up the liver and kidney to dispel pathogenic cold.
Zhi Shi and Hou Po: Drastically promoting the circulation of Qi to eliminate stagnancy of Qi.
Mu Tong: Promoting the flow of blood through the vessels and getting rid of dampness.
Hai Zao, Kun Bu and Hai Dai: Softening and dispersing hard masses.
Effect
Promoting the flow of Qi to relieve pain, softening and dispersing hard masses.
Administration
All the ingredients are ground into powder and made with liquor into pills. 9 g of the pills is taken each time, twice daily. Or the ingredients are decocted in water for oral dose, their amounts being properly modified according to the original proportions.