WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

Golden Lock Pills for Consolidating the Essence jin suo gu jing wan

[SOURCE]: Collections of formulae with Notes

[INGREDIENTS]:Flatstem milkvetch seed(parched) 60g,  Gordon euryale(steamed) 60g,  Lotus stamen 60g,  Lotus seed 60g,  Dragon bone(fried) 30g,  Oyster shell(calcined) 30g

[DIRECTIONS]: Grind the above-mentioned herbs into fine powder, mix it with decoction of lotus seed to make pasts pills for oral administration, Take 9 grams each time with light salty water before meal. Or decoct the herbs in water for oral administration with the dosage reduced proportionally.

[EFFECTS]: Consolidating the kidney to astring nocturnal emission

[INDICATIONS]: Unconsolidation of the essence-gate due to kidney deficiency and essence insufficiency marked by seminal emission, nocturnal emission, lassi­tude, fatigue, weak limbs, lumbago, tinnitus, pale tongue with white coating and thready and feeble pulse.

[ANALYSIS OF FORMULA]: It is a common formula for nocturnal emission or spermatorrhea caused by deficiency of the kidney. Flatstem milkvetch seed as a principal herb in the formula replenishes the kidney to control emission, Lotus seed and gordon euryale consolidate the kidney to astring emission, and nourish heart-spirit. They are assistant herbs. Dragon’s bone and oyster shell as adjuvant herbs are astringent in property and are used to halt emission, consolidate the lower and settle yang. Especially, lotus stamen is an important herb to halt emis­sion.

Most of herbs in the formula are astringents. The prescription is contraindi­cated in cases with emission due to disturbance of damp-heat in the lower-jiao of caused by hyperactivity of the ministerial fire.