Mantis egg
case (Sangpiaoxiao)
Ootheca Mantidis
Pharmaceutical Name: Ootheca Mantidis
Zoological
Name: 1. Tenodera sinensis
Saussure; 2. Statilia maculata (Thunb.);
3. Hierodula patellifera (Serville) (Fam. Manitidae)
Common Name: Mantis
egg case, Egg capsule of
mantis.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing
Part Use & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The egg case is collected in late autumn or spring, and then
boiled or steamed and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Sweet, salty
and neutral
Meridians: Liver and kidney.
Functions: 1. To tonify the kidneys and
strengthen yang; 2. To control essence and decrease urination
Indications & Combinations:
1. Deficient yang of the kidneys manifested
as seminal emissions, nocturnal enuresis or leukorrhea. Mantis egg case
(Sangpiaoxiao) is used with Dragon's bone (Longgu), Oyster shell (Muli), Dadder
seed (Tusizi) and Psoralea fruit (Buguzhi).
2. For seminal emission, spontaneous emission, enuresis,
frequent urination, and profuse leukorrhea. For frequent urination during
pregnancy, it is used powdered. For seminal emission and night sweats due to
Yin Deficiency, it is used with Draconis Os (Long Gu). For enuresis,
frequent urination, and seminal emission, it is used with Draconis Os (Long
Gu), Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowi (Shi Chang Pu), and Radix Polygalae (Yuan Zhi).
For impotence, it is used with Herba Cistanches (Rou Cong Rong), Semen Cuscutae
(Tu Si Zi), and Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum (Lu Rong).
Dosage: 3-10
g, decocted in water for internal use.
Cautions &
Contraindications: Not to be used in patients
with Fire due to Yin Deficiency or frequent
urination due to Bladder Heat.
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