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Formula固涩剂· 固精缩尿止带

桑螵蛸散

Sāng Piāo Xiāo Sǎn

Mantis Egg-Case Powder

The representative formula for regulating and supplementing the Heart and Kidney, astringent essence-securing and enuresis-stopping. Sang Piao Xiao supplements the Kidney and secures essence as sovereign; Long Gu and Gui Ban astringe and enrich yin as ministers; Ren Shen, Yuan Zhi, Chang Pu, Fu Ling, and Dang Gui supplement the Heart and calm the spirit as assistants — treating Heart and Kidney simultaneously.

Treatment Principle

调补心肾，涩精止遗

Regulate and supplement the Heart and Kidney, astringe essence and stop enuresis

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
桑螵蛸Sāng Piāo Xiāo	君Sovereign	12g	补肾固精，缩尿止遗
龙骨Lóng Gǔ	臣Minister	10g	收涩固脱，镇惊安神
gui_ban_jiao	臣Minister	10g	滋阴潜阳，补肾固精
人参Rén Shēn	佐Assistant	6g	补心益气，交通心肾
茯苓Fú Líng	佐Assistant	10g	宁心安神，健脾渗湿
当归Dāng Guī	佐Assistant	6g	养血补心
远志Yuǎn Zhì	佐Assistant	6g	安神定志，交通心肾
石菖蒲Shí Chāng Pú	使Courier	6g	开窍宁神，与远志相配增强安神之力

Modifications · 加减

肾阳虚
+ 补骨脂、益智仁
命门火衰
心悸失眠重
+ 酸枣仁、柏子仁
心神不宁

Preparation · 煎服法

上药研末，每服6g，睡前以人参汤调服。也可改汤剂水煎服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

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桑螵蛸散Sāng Piāo Xiāo Sǎn

Mantis Egg-Case Powder

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
桑螵蛸	Sāng Piāo Xiāo	Jun (Sovereign)	12g
龙骨	Lóng Gǔ	Chen (Minister)	10g
gui_ban_jiao		Chen (Minister)	10g
人参	Rén Shēn	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
茯苓	Fú Líng	Zuo (Assistant)	10g
当归	Dāng Guī	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
远志	Yuǎn Zhì	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
石菖蒲	Shí Chāng Pú	Shi (Courier)	6g

Preparation: 上药研末，每服6g，睡前以人参汤调服。也可改汤剂水煎服。

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  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Sāng Piāo Xiāo Sǎn 桑螵蛸散 (Mantis Egg-Case Powder)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
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  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

桑螵蛸Sāng Piāo Xiāo

君Sovereign

12g

补肾固精，缩尿止遗

龙骨Lóng Gǔ

臣Minister

10g

收涩固脱，镇惊安神

gui_ban_jiao

臣Minister

10g

滋阴潜阳，补肾固精

补心益气，交通心肾

10g

宁心安神，健脾渗湿

养血补心

安神定志，交通心肾

开窍宁神，与远志相配增强安神之力

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

桑螵蛸

Sāng Piāo Xiāo

Jun (Sovereign)

12g

龙骨

Lóng Gǔ

Chen (Minister)

10g

gui_ban_jiao

Chen (Minister)

10g

人参

Rén Shēn

Zuo (Assistant)

茯苓

Fú Líng

Zuo (Assistant)

10g

当归

Dāng Guī

Zuo (Assistant)

远志

Yuǎn Zhì

Zuo (Assistant)

石菖蒲

Shí Chāng Pú

Shi (Courier)

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