Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | Gu Se Ji
固澀劑 |
| Sub Category | Se Chang Gu Tuo
澀腸固脫 |
| Name | Si Shen Wan
四神丸 Four-Miracle Pill |
| Pharma Effect | |
| Function | Warms and tones the spleen and kidneys, binds up the intestines, and controls diarrhea. |
| Clinic Usage | This formula treats the coldness in the spleen and kidney. Symptoms include diarrhea usually occurring daily before sunrise, abdominal pain, soreness of the lower back and knees, fatigue and lethargy. |
| Cautions | This formula is very effective for daybreak diarrhea which is also called cock-crow diarrhea because it occurs every day just before sunrise. |
