Traditional Chinese medicine therapy （TCM-CURE）For stone diseases (kidney stones and gallstones), there are cases as well as medicinal prescriptions, which are selected from renowned doctors and experts.
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There are cases and medicinal prescriptions for stone diseases (kidney stones and gallstones), which are selected from renowned doctors and experts.
The Four Jins - Curcuma aromatica Salisb., Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, Herba Lysimachiae, and Spora Lygodii.
The locations where stones form are diverse, including gallstones, liver stones, kidney stones, bladder stones, gastric stones, etc. However, gallstones and urinary system stones are more common. And for either of these two types of stones, damp-heat is the key factor in stone formation.
The locations where stones form are diverse, including gallstones, liver stones, kidney stones, bladder stones, gastric stones, etc. However, gallstones and urinary system stones are more common. And for either of these two types of stones, damp-heat is the key factor in stone formation.
Therefore, no matter which type of the above-mentioned stones, when formulating prescriptions, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners often like to use the "Four Jins", namely Herba Lysimachiae, Spora Lygodii, Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, and Curcuma aromatica Salisb.
When treating gallstones, the Major Bupleurum Decoction from Treatise on Febrile Diseases can be used with the addition of the "Four Jins". The Major Bupleurum Decoction can harmonize the Shaoyang and gallbladder meridian, purge the interior, and the "Four Jins" can promote qi circulation, activate blood, relieve pain, expel and dissolve stones, and clear away damp-heat.
Appendix 1: Chai Shao Si Jin Decoction for the Treatment of Cholelithiasis
I Introduction: Chai Shao Si Jin Decoction can not only treat common stones but also sandy stones.
[Source of the Special Prescription] Cai Yuncheng. A Brief Introduction to the Academic Thoughts and Experiences of the Renowned Veteran Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor Cai Yinting [J]. New Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1988, 20(6): 10-12.
[Source of the Special Prescription] Cai Yuncheng. A Brief Introduction to the Academic Thoughts and Experiences of the Renowned Veteran Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor Cai Yinting [J]. New Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1988, 20(6): 10-12.
[Composition of the Medicine] 10g each of Bupleurum chinense DC., Curcuma aromatica Salisb., Fructus Toosendan Sieb. et Zucc., and Rheum officinale Baill., 15g each of Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli and Paeonia lactiflora Pall., 6g each of Radix Gentianae and Aucklandia lappa Decne., 30g each of Herba Artemisiae Capillaris and Herba Lysimachiae, and 13g of Sodium Sulfate Exsiccatus (to be dissolved separately).
[Efficacy and Indications] Soothe the liver and gallbladder, clear heat and remove dampness, break down hardness and eliminate accumulation, and expel stones. It is mainly used for the treatment of cholelithiasis.
[Verification Examples]
Example 1: Ms. Yu, 73 years old, first consultation on March 5, 1999. She complained of pain under the right rib, which was relieved by belching. The pain was paroxysmal and aggravated, radiating to the right shoulder. This had lasted for more than 5 months, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The vomitus was bile and food residues. Her appetite was poor, and she was listless and fatigued. Her tongue was red with a yellow and greasy coating, and her pulse was stringy, thready and rapid. After being diagnosed with sandy stones in the gallbladder by B-ultrasound, about 1cm×1.4cm in size. She was given 7 doses of Chai Shao Si Jin Decoction. On the reexamination on March 13, the pain was alleviated, and another 10 doses were given. On the B-ultrasound reexamination on March 23, it was confirmed that the sandy stones had disappeared.
[Verification Examples]
Example 1: Ms. Yu, 73 years old, first consultation on March 5, 1999. She complained of pain under the right rib, which was relieved by belching. The pain was paroxysmal and aggravated, radiating to the right shoulder. This had lasted for more than 5 months, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The vomitus was bile and food residues. Her appetite was poor, and she was listless and fatigued. Her tongue was red with a yellow and greasy coating, and her pulse was stringy, thready and rapid. After being diagnosed with sandy stones in the gallbladder by B-ultrasound, about 1cm×1.4cm in size. She was given 7 doses of Chai Shao Si Jin Decoction. On the reexamination on March 13, the pain was alleviated, and another 10 doses were given. On the B-ultrasound reexamination on March 23, it was confirmed that the sandy stones had disappeared.
Example 2: Ms. Xu, 40 years old, first consultation on May 17, 2006. She complained of intermittent pain under the right rib for several months, and her stool was constipated. After being examined by B-ultrasound, she was diagnosed with multiple gallstones. The above prescription was given with the addition of 30g of Clematis chinensis Osbeck., 7 doses. On the reexamination on May 25, the stool was 2-3 times a day, and 7 more doses were given. After taking the medicine for 35 doses successively, the pain disappeared. On the B-ultrasound reexamination, there were no stones in the gallbladder.
[Experience in Application] Sandy stones are rather difficult to treat. This prescription can not only treat common stones but also sandy stones, which is really beyond my expectation.
[Experience in Application] Sandy stones are rather difficult to treat. This prescription can not only treat common stones but also sandy stones, which is really beyond my expectation.
[Experience in Application]
Sandy stones are quite difficult to treat. This prescription can not only treat common stones but also sandy stones, which is really beyond my expectation. Mr. Cai believed that this disease has three major symptoms: pain, heat, and jaundice, among which pain is the main contradiction. In the treatment, it is necessary to grasp the principle of "taking blockage as the cause and using dredging as the method". Chai Shao Si Jin Decoction was established to embody this main idea, so it has a relatively good curative effect in clinical practice.
Sandy stones are quite difficult to treat. This prescription can not only treat common stones but also sandy stones, which is really beyond my expectation. Mr. Cai believed that this disease has three major symptoms: pain, heat, and jaundice, among which pain is the main contradiction. In the treatment, it is necessary to grasp the principle of "taking blockage as the cause and using dredging as the method". Chai Shao Si Jin Decoction was established to embody this main idea, so it has a relatively good curative effect in clinical practice.
I Copyright Statement: This article is excerpted from Forty Years of Clinical Records in Xinglin, published by People's Medical Publishing House. Author/Shu Hongfei.
Note:
Some people comment that this should not be taken in large quantities because Rhubarb and Mirabilite have a great impact on the stomach. In the second case, a relatively large amount was taken. There is still room for further research and study. Sodium Sulfate Exsiccatus is made by dehydrating Mirabilite.
Some people comment that this should not be taken in large quantities because Rhubarb and Mirabilite have a great impact on the stomach. In the second case, a relatively large amount was taken. There is still room for further research and study. Sodium Sulfate Exsiccatus is made by dehydrating Mirabilite.
Appendix 2: Selected from Fifty Years of Clinical Gains and Losses.
Jin Wenqing is a renowned veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctor in China and is hailed as a master of traditional Chinese medicine in the medical field. He is a famous veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Shaanxi Province, a chief physician. He was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine doctors, read all the medical books in his family collection, and inherited his father's career. He graduated from North China National Medical College in the 1930s and studied under renowned traditional Chinese medicine masters such as Shi Jinmo and Zhou Jieren.
Mr. Jin Wenqing is one of the instructors for inheriting the experience of famous veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctors in our province and is deeply loved by the majority of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. He has always been rigorous in his studies and has profound knowledge. He has remarkable curative effects in the treatment of spleen and stomach diseases, liver cirrhosis with ascites, diabetes, etc. The Fifty Years of Clinical Gains and Losses compiled by Jin Wenqing has become a national treasure among national treasures. The following is a famous prescription excerpted from this book.
Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis
Secret Prescription: 9g of Rheum officinale Baill. var. tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf., 30g of Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz., 9g of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, 9g of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, 9g of Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, 15g of Herba Lysimachiae, 15g of Spora Lygodii, 9g of Bupleurum chinense DC., 12g of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. var. trichocarpa (Bunge) Stern, 12g of Herba Artemisiae Capillaris, 9g of Aucklandia lappa Decne., 12g of Fructus Toosendan Sieb. et Zucc., and 12g of Rhizoma Corydalis.
Usage: Decoct in water for oral administration, one dose per day. The first decoction takes 40 minutes, and the second decoction takes 30 minutes. Mix the two decoctions evenly and take it twice a day, in the morning and evening respectively.
Jin Wenqing is a renowned veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctor in China and is hailed as a master of traditional Chinese medicine in the medical field. He is a famous veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Shaanxi Province, a chief physician. He was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine doctors, read all the medical books in his family collection, and inherited his father's career. He graduated from North China National Medical College in the 1930s and studied under renowned traditional Chinese medicine masters such as Shi Jinmo and Zhou Jieren.
Mr. Jin Wenqing is one of the instructors for inheriting the experience of famous veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctors in our province and is deeply loved by the majority of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. He has always been rigorous in his studies and has profound knowledge. He has remarkable curative effects in the treatment of spleen and stomach diseases, liver cirrhosis with ascites, diabetes, etc. The Fifty Years of Clinical Gains and Losses compiled by Jin Wenqing has become a national treasure among national treasures. The following is a famous prescription excerpted from this book.
Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis
Secret Prescription: 9g of Rheum officinale Baill. var. tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf., 30g of Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz., 9g of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, 9g of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, 9g of Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, 15g of Herba Lysimachiae, 15g of Spora Lygodii, 9g of Bupleurum chinense DC., 12g of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. var. trichocarpa (Bunge) Stern, 12g of Herba Artemisiae Capillaris, 9g of Aucklandia lappa Decne., 12g of Fructus Toosendan Sieb. et Zucc., and 12g of Rhizoma Corydalis.
Usage: Decoct in water for oral administration, one dose per day. The first decoction takes 40 minutes, and the second decoction takes 30 minutes. Mix the two decoctions evenly and take it twice a day, in the morning and evening respectively.
Case: Ms. Qian, 38 years old. She had pain in the epigastrium and hypochondrium, especially under the right costal arch. The pain was paroxysmal and aggravated, involving the right shoulder and back with soreness, distension, and pain. She had poor appetite, and the distension and fullness were severe after eating. Her sclera was jaundiced, her mouth was dry and bitter, her stool was constipated, and she had a bowel movement every few days. Her urine was yellow and short. Her tongue coating was dry and yellow, and her pulse was stringy and rapid. The syndrome belonged to qi stagnation, and the stagnation of liver and gallbladder qi transformed into fire due to heat. This prescription was clinically applied for treatment. After taking 3 doses of the medicine, the pain and heat were relieved. After taking another 3 doses, she was cured.
Analysis of the Prescription: Cholecystitis and cholelithiasis belong to the category of hypochondriac pain. The liver is responsible for the free flow of qi, and the gallbladder is a viscus storing refined substances, transporting bile and transforming water and grains. It should be unobstructed for smooth functioning. Any factors such as emotional depression, inappropriate cold or heat, excessive consumption of fatty and sweet foods, spicy foods, and the disturbance of parasitic accumulation can lead to qi stagnation and dampness stagnation. Over time, the stagnation transforms into heat. The damp-heat and qi stagnation block the liver and gallbladder, damage the spleen and stomach, and cause the poor excretion of bile, leading to the disease.
This prescription has the effects of soothing the liver and gallbladder and clearing away damp-heat. It is mainly used for the treatment of patients with cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. This prescription has been clinically applied to treat many cases and has a unique and remarkable curative effect. After follow-up for many years, there has been no recurrence.
Contributor of the Prescription: Jin Wenqing, a renowned veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctor and a master of traditional Chinese medicine.
This prescription has the effects of soothing the liver and gallbladder and clearing away damp-heat. It is mainly used for the treatment of patients with cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. This prescription has been clinically applied to treat many cases and has a unique and remarkable curative effect. After follow-up for many years, there has been no recurrence.
Contributor of the Prescription: Jin Wenqing, a renowned veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctor and a master of traditional Chinese medicine.
Note: One catty is equal to 500 grams, and one tael is equal to 50 grams. (If the source of the prescription is an ancient prescription, it should be converted according to the ancient measurement: in the old measurement, one catty is equal to 16 taels; one tael is equal to 31.25 grams; one tael is equal to 10 qian; one qian is equal to 3.125 grams; one qian is equal to 10 fen; one fen is equal to 0.3 grams; one fen is equal to 10 li; one li is equal to 0.03 grams.)
Appendix 3: Folk Chinese Herbal Medicine: Glechoma longituba (Nakai) Kupr., not Herba Lysimachiae in pharmacies.
The medicine to be introduced today is Glechoma longituba (Nakai) Kupr. of the Lamiaceae family. The medicinal material is commonly known as Herba Glechomae and Glechoma longituba. Since Centella asiatica (L.) Urban of the Apiaceae family is also called Herba Glechomae, I will introduce this traditional Chinese medicine with the name of Glechoma longituba below.
The introduction of Herba Glechomae in our books is: bitter, pungent, slightly cold. It enters the liver, gallbladder, and bladder meridians. It can clear heat and promote diuresis, dispel wind and remove toxicity, dissipate blood stasis and reduce swelling. ① It is used to treat urinary tract infections, urinary stones, edema due to nephritis, jaundice, cold and cough, nasal discharge, rheumatic joint pain, and malaria. ② It is used to treat snake bites, mumps, sores and carbuncles, traumatic injuries. The fresh product can be pounded and applied externally; for scabies and eczema, decoct it and wash the affected area. (Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
The book only mentions that Glechoma longituba has the effect of treating kidney stones and does not state that it is a good medicine for treating gallstones. This is probably because Glechoma longituba is mixed with other medicinal materials such as Herba Glechomae and Herba Lysimachiae and is not used as an independent medicinal material. Since the medicines called Herba Glechomae and Herba Lysimachiae have obvious diuretic effects, there is no corresponding research in this regard. But in fact, the effect of Glechoma longituba in treating gallstones is better than that of Herba Lysimachiae. I suspect that the predecessors thought that Herba Lysimachiae had the effect of treating gallstones because Glechoma longituba was used as Herba Lysimachiae in medicine, because I found that the effect of Herba Lysimachiae in treating gallstones is not good in clinical practice. So, what is the effect of Glechoma longituba in treating gallstones? The effect of Glechoma longituba in treating gallstones appeared in front of me as a folk tested prescription. At that time, I was still in junior high school. My grandmother had gallstones, and my mother asked someone for this prescription. After taking it for about half a year, the stones completely disappeared. Later, my aunt also got gallstones and used this prescription. Unfortunately, because she couldn't bear the pain, although the stones were significantly reduced, she had to have her gallbladder removed.
Now that I think about it, if I had studied traditional Chinese medicine at that time, I could have selected a prescription like the Major Bupleurum Decoction according to syndrome differentiation and added Glechoma longituba to the medicine to dissolve stones and relieve pain at the same time. It's a pity that I was not familiar with traditional Chinese medicine at that time.
Later, my mother introduced this medicine to many patients, and most of the patients had very good effects.
The first time I used this medicine was on my grandmother. Before the winter vacation of my senior year in university, my grandmother had pain in the gallbladder area and went for a B-ultrasound. It was found that there was a stone about 16×10mm in size, and there were also two small stones, about 3-5mm in size. Because there were other symptoms at that time, I gave her Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig and Dried Ginger Decoction with the addition of 30g of Glechoma longituba and a handful of corn silk. After the pain and other symptoms were relieved, I decocted 30g of Glechoma longituba in water. After taking it for a month and a half, one stone was missing, and the largest stone, about 12×9mm in size, was significantly reduced. But because my grandmother refused to continue taking the medicine, it was never completely cured, but the pain in the gallbladder area rarely occurred.
It's just that Glechoma longituba is rarely sold in pharmacies. Except in the markets for rare medicinal materials and on Taobao, I rarely see this good medicine in other pharmacies, which is really a pity.
The medicine to be introduced today is Glechoma longituba (Nakai) Kupr. of the Lamiaceae family. The medicinal material is commonly known as Herba Glechomae and Glechoma longituba. Since Centella asiatica (L.) Urban of the Apiaceae family is also called Herba Glechomae, I will introduce this traditional Chinese medicine with the name of Glechoma longituba below.
The introduction of Herba Glechomae in our books is: bitter, pungent, slightly cold. It enters the liver, gallbladder, and bladder meridians. It can clear heat and promote diuresis, dispel wind and remove toxicity, dissipate blood stasis and reduce swelling. ① It is used to treat urinary tract infections, urinary stones, edema due to nephritis, jaundice, cold and cough, nasal discharge, rheumatic joint pain, and malaria. ② It is used to treat snake bites, mumps, sores and carbuncles, traumatic injuries. The fresh product can be pounded and applied externally; for scabies and eczema, decoct it and wash the affected area. (Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
The book only mentions that Glechoma longituba has the effect of treating kidney stones and does not state that it is a good medicine for treating gallstones. This is probably because Glechoma longituba is mixed with other medicinal materials such as Herba Glechomae and Herba Lysimachiae and is not used as an independent medicinal material. Since the medicines called Herba Glechomae and Herba Lysimachiae have obvious diuretic effects, there is no corresponding research in this regard. But in fact, the effect of Glechoma longituba in treating gallstones is better than that of Herba Lysimachiae. I suspect that the predecessors thought that Herba Lysimachiae had the effect of treating gallstones because Glechoma longituba was used as Herba Lysimachiae in medicine, because I found that the effect of Herba Lysimachiae in treating gallstones is not good in clinical practice. So, what is the effect of Glechoma longituba in treating gallstones? The effect of Glechoma longituba in treating gallstones appeared in front of me as a folk tested prescription. At that time, I was still in junior high school. My grandmother had gallstones, and my mother asked someone for this prescription. After taking it for about half a year, the stones completely disappeared. Later, my aunt also got gallstones and used this prescription. Unfortunately, because she couldn't bear the pain, although the stones were significantly reduced, she had to have her gallbladder removed.
Now that I think about it, if I had studied traditional Chinese medicine at that time, I could have selected a prescription like the Major Bupleurum Decoction according to syndrome differentiation and added Glechoma longituba to the medicine to dissolve stones and relieve pain at the same time. It's a pity that I was not familiar with traditional Chinese medicine at that time.
Later, my mother introduced this medicine to many patients, and most of the patients had very good effects.
The first time I used this medicine was on my grandmother. Before the winter vacation of my senior year in university, my grandmother had pain in the gallbladder area and went for a B-ultrasound. It was found that there was a stone about 16×10mm in size, and there were also two small stones, about 3-5mm in size. Because there were other symptoms at that time, I gave her Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig and Dried Ginger Decoction with the addition of 30g of Glechoma longituba and a handful of corn silk. After the pain and other symptoms were relieved, I decocted 30g of Glechoma longituba in water. After taking it for a month and a half, one stone was missing, and the largest stone, about 12×9mm in size, was significantly reduced. But because my grandmother refused to continue taking the medicine, it was never completely cured, but the pain in the gallbladder area rarely occurred.
It's just that Glechoma longituba is rarely sold in pharmacies. Except in the markets for rare medicinal materials and on Taobao, I rarely see this good medicine in other pharmacies, which is really a pity.
Herba Lysimachiae christinae Hance (also known as Lysimachia christinae Hance) is the first choice for treating various stones. It must be more than 150g, and then it is combined with Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli and Spora Lygodii, which is called San Jin Decoction. It is very effective for treating stone diseases!
Appendix 4: Experiential Effective Prescription
Sini Powder + Curcuma aromatica Salisb.
Bupleurum chinense DC., Stir-fried Paeonia lactiflora Pall., Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, Curcuma aromatica Salisb., and Honey-fried Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., only 5 kinds of medicine. It's a pity that the dosages are not given above.
Sini Powder + Curcuma aromatica Salisb.
Bupleurum chinense DC., Stir-fried Paeonia lactiflora Pall., Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, Curcuma aromatica Salisb., and Honey-fried Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., only 5 kinds of medicine. It's a pity that the dosages are not given above.
Several years ago, when I was just a young doctor starting my clinical practice, a patient came to change the prescription. She said that it was a prescription for treating gallstones prescribed by a deceased veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Not only did she get cured by taking this prescription herself, but she also copied the prescription and gave it to other patients with gallstones, and several of them were also cured!
At first glance, I didn't take this prescription seriously. However, after careful consideration, I was really shocked by this prescription and the doctor who prescribed it! Why?
- Concise Prescription Composition
This prescription is made by adding flavors to a classic prescription. There are only five kinds of medicine in total. Sini Powder is the ancestral prescription for soothing the liver, and its composition is concise. Nowadays, traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions are getting larger and larger. Prescriptions with a dozen or twenty kinds of medicine are everywhere, and some even write prescriptions with forty or fifty kinds of traditional Chinese medicine. A few days ago, a patient came for a diagnosis and showed me a prescription from a certain private clinic before. There were densely written medicines on a large prescription paper, with more than fifty kinds in total, and the medicine cost was over a thousand yuan a week, which was really astonishing! Is this the way to treat diseases?! If this continues, traditional Chinese medicine will surely be ruined! - New Application of Ancient Prescriptions and Flexible Variations
In Zhang Zhongjing's Sini Powder, the four medicines, Bupleurum chinense, Paeonia lactiflora, Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, and Honey-fried Glycyrrhiza uralensis, are all in equal amounts. However, the dosages in this prescription are different. Among them, the large dosages of Paeonia lactiflora and Aurantii Fructus Immaturus are the key points. This is the so-called "the secret that is not passed on lies in the dosage". Paeonia lactiflora can soothe the liver, relieve spasm and pain, and relax the smooth muscles of internal organs. Aurantii Fructus Immaturus can soothe the liver and promote qi circulation. With a large dosage, its effect of descending qi is remarkable. With this combination of relaxation and descent, the stones can be easily expelled, which is really a clever combination!
With this change, this prescription has become a special prescription for promoting gallbladder function and expelling stones. This stone-expelling prescription does not add stone-expelling medicines such as Herba Lysimachiae, Spora Lygodii, and Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, but only adds one kind of medicine, Curcuma aromatica. Curcuma aromatica can enter the liver and gallbladder meridians, and it has the functions of soothing the liver and gallbladder, promoting qi circulation and relieving pain. It is also an important medicine for treating liver and gallbladder stones. - The Doctor has Rich Experience and Noble Medical Ethics
Being able to use this small prescription to treat gallstones with remarkable curative effects requires a doctor with rich clinical experience. This prescription is not only simple but also inexpensive. It can be imagined that the doctor at that time was wholeheartedly focused on treating the disease without any distractions. Compared with those who write large and expensive prescriptions for the sake of profit, the difference in medical ethics is immediately apparent.
This prescription is milder than the Major Bupleurum Decoction.
- Uncle Wen:
If you also have liver and gallbladder stones, you might as well try the prescription of the herbal doctor: 30 grams of Cudraniae Radix and 10 grams of Bupleurum chinense DC. (an effective prescription).
If it is kidney stones, you can use the following prescription: 30 grams of Cudraniae Radix, 15 grams of Spora Lygodii, 30 grams of Herba Lysimachiae, and 9 grams of raw Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli (ground into powder and put into the decoction).
Appendix: Blood-activating medicines such as Cudraniae Radix and Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae can treat hemangiomas.
Herba Lycopodii, Radix Paeoniae Alba, and Radix Glycyrrhizae can treat leg cramps, especially in the elderly.
Single Cudraniae Radix can treat acute and chronic hepatitis. - The secret prescription of the renowned doctor Wu Shaochong for treating various stones (kidney stones, gallstones, urethral stones, etc.): 50 grams of Herba Orthosiphonis, 20 grams of Herba Lysimachiae, 20 grams of Spora Lygodii, 10 grams of Calculus Ichthyocephalus, 30 grams of Cudraniae Radix, 20 grams of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, 20 grams of Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries, 20 grams of Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw., 10 grams of Clematis chinensis Osbeck, 20 grams of Herba Verbenae, 20 grams of Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, 30 grams of Radix Fici Hirtae, 20 grams of Radix Flemingiae Philippinensis, 10 grams of Herba Cistanches, and 20 grams of Semen Cuscutae. Decoct in water for oral administration. Doctor Wu Shaochong said that as long as the stones are less than one centimeter in size, taking the medicine for one month can basically expel the stones.
- Doctor Liang not only has a detailed analysis of the causes, pathogenesis, and syndrome types of stones but also has accumulated extremely rich experience in treatment methods. Now, the ancestral tested prescription - Jinlong Poshi Decoction is publicly shared with colleagues for joint discussion.
Composition: 30g of Cudraniae Radix, 30g of Talcum, 30g of Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw., 15g of Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, 30g of Herba Lysimachiae, 30g of Spora Lygodii, 30g of Radix Paeoniae Alba, 20g of Radix Glycyrrhizae, 20g of Semen Coicis, 15g of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, and 10g of Pheretima.
This prescription has the effects of clearing heat and reducing turbidity, promoting diuresis and relieving stranguria, removing blood stasis and expelling stones, and dissolving stones and relieving pain, achieving the goal of treating both the symptoms and the root causes. Based on this prescription, it can be applied to a variety of stones with additions and subtractions.
Quick Memorization of the Formula Song of Jinlong Poshi Decoction:
Jinlong Poshi Decoction treats stones,
With Coix Lacryma-jobi, Poria, Glycyrrhiza, and Paeonia;
The secret recipe of three Jins and three stones,
Relieving stranguria and expelling stones with joy.
Case of Kidney Stones: The patient, Mr. Lin, male, 38 years old, had pain in the lower abdomen, soreness in the waist, percussion pain in the renal area, painful urination, dark and short yellow urine, and residual urine. This had recurred for more than three months. After seeking treatment from many places repeatedly without effect, he was introduced to Doctor Liang Zhizhong for treatment. Urine test showed: elevated white blood cells and occult blood in the urine. B-ultrasound showed: multiple kidney stones. Upon diagnosis at that time: the tongue was red, the coating was yellow and greasy, and the pulse was stringy and slippery. Western medicine diagnosis: multiple kidney stones; traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis: stone stranguria. Doctor Liang used the experienced prescription Jinlong Poshi Decoction with additions and subtractions for treatment.
Composition: 10g of Rheum officinale Baill., 30g of Cudraniae Radix, 30g of Talcum, 30g of Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw., 15g of Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, 30g of Herba Lysimachiae, 30g of Spora Lygodii, 30g of Radix Paeoniae Alba, 20g of Radix Glycyrrhizae, 10g of Semen Persicae, 30g of Semen Coicis, 15g of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, and 10g of Pheretima. Decoct in water, one dose per day. Since the patient was working in Shenzhen and it was not convenient for him to return to Heping for a follow-up visit, he requested a 20-dose prescription, which was a 20-day supply of medicine.
The patient returned to work in Shenzhen. Four days later, he informed by phone that after taking three doses of the medicine (three days later), he clearly felt that stones were expelled during urination. There was a "snap" sound as the stones fell into the urinal, and he immediately felt relieved. He felt that the kidney stones had been expelled and there was no discomfort anymore. He said that he would return to Heping to find the doctor for a reexamination when he was on vacation.
Case of Urethral Stones: Mr. Wang, male, 29 years old, had low back pain accompanied by pain in the left lower abdomen for more than one year. There were occasional frequent urination, urgent urination, and painful urination, and there was occasional blood in the urine. When in pain, it radiated to the left lower abdomen. The tongue was red, the coating was yellow, and the pulse was stringy and slippery. Urine test showed: positive occult blood. B-ultrasound showed: a 1.2×0.9cm stone in the upper segment of the left ureter of the kidney, accompanied by hydronephrosis. Western medicine diagnosis: urethral stones. Traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis: stone stranguria (damp-heat accumulation). Treatment principle: clear heat and remove dampness, relieve stranguria and expel stones, and remove blood stasis and relieve pain. Jinlong Poshi Decoction with additions and subtractions was used for treatment. Composition: 30g of Cudraniae Radix, 15g of Pheretima, 10g of Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, 15g of Cirsii Japonici Herba, 30g of Herba Lysimachiae, 30g of Spora Lygodii, 15g of Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, 30g of Semen Coicis, 15g of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, 30g of Talcum, 15g of Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw., and 10g of Radix Glycyrrhizae. Decoct in water, one dose per day, and he was instructed to do more jumping exercises and drink a large amount of water. After taking 15 doses of the medicine, the hematuria disappeared, the frequent urination, urgent urination, and painful urination disappeared, and there was no discomfort. After reexamination by B-ultrasound, no stones were found in the bilateral ureters and bladder of the kidneys, and the hydronephrosis disappeared. There was no recurrence after one-year follow-up.
Case of Gallstones and Cholecystitis: The patient, Ms. Zhu, female, 42 years old, had abdominal pain mainly in the right upper abdomen, which was accompanied by soreness in the right scapula. Her appetite was poor, and her stool was constipated, with a bowel movement every two days, especially after eating greasy food. She had a habit of not eating breakfast for many years. B-ultrasound showed: rough gallbladder wall and multiple sandy gallstones. After seeking treatment from many places for more than half a year, the effect was not significant. When seeing another doctor for diagnosis: there was distending pain in the right upper abdomen, tenderness upon pressure, short and yellow urine, and constipated stool. The tongue was dark red, the coating was white and greasy, and the pulse was stringy. Western medicine diagnosis: cholecystitis, gallstones; traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis: abdominal pain (type of liver and gallbladder damp-heat and blood stasis with stones). The experienced prescription Jinlong Poshi Decoction with additions and subtractions was used for treatment.
Composition: 30g of Cudraniae Radix, 30g of Talcum, 30g of Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw., 10g of Bupleurum chinense DC., 10g of Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, 15g of Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, 30g of Herba Lysimachiae, 30g of Spora Lygodii, 20g of Rhizoma Corydalis, 10g of Fructus Toosendan Sieb. et Zucc., 30g of Radix Paeoniae Alba, 20g of Radix Glycyrrhizae, 20g of Semen Coicis, 15g of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, 10g of Pheretima, and 30g of Herba Taraxaci.
Adjust and treat with the above prescription, one dose per day, decocted in water for oral administration. After taking traditional Chinese medicine for more than a month, the patient felt no discomfort, and the B-ultrasound examination showed normal results.
In the prescription, Cudraniae Radix, also known as Ficus pumila Linn., Jinchan Tuike, Huanglong Tuike, Qianniu Ruishi, Jin Yaodai, Huangshe Gen, Shan Lizhi, Qianchongpi, and locally called Huangzaogen in Heping dialect. It is the root of Cudrania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Kudo et Masam. or Cudrania tricuspidata (Carr.) Bur. ex Lavallee of the Moraceae family. Records in Records of Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan: Remove wind-dampness, steam and dry it ten times and sun it nine times; Treat traumatic injuries, decoct in wine for oral administration; For shoulder sores, mix with honey and apply externally. Records in Nanning Materia Medica: Break blood and dredge the channels, treat stranguria turbida, remove long-standing stasis and stones.
Experience in the Application of Jinlong Poshi Decoction with Additions and Subtractions:
For hematuria, add: Cirsii Japonici Herba, Rhizoma Imperatae, and Pollen Typhae;
For painful urination, add: Rhizoma Corydalis, Semen Malvae, and Semen Plantaginis;
For low back pain, add: Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, Radix Dipsaci, and Herba Taxilli;
For fever, add: Flos Lonicerae Japonicae, Herba Taraxaci, and Bupleurum chinense DC.;
For abdominal pain, add: Fructus Toosendan Sieb. et Zucc., Curcuma aromatica Salisb., and Pericarpium Arecae;
For kidney qi deficiency, add: Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Semen Cuscutae, Cortex Eucommiae, Radix Astragali Mongolici, and Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae.
Solemn Declaration: Due to the different constitutions and conditions of each person, the prescriptions and dosages in this case are only applicable to the patient's condition at that time. Without traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation and treatment, the prescriptions and dosages in this case should not be copied and used.
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