Mantis
egg case (Sangpiaoxiao)
Pharmaceutical Name : Ootheca Mantidis
Zoological Name: 1. Tenodera sinensis Saussure;
2. Statilia maculata (Thunb.); 3. Hierodula
patellifera (Serville)
Common Name: Mantis egg case
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: 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).
Dosage: 3-10 g
Cautions & Contraindications:
This substance is contraindicated in cases
with deficient yin with excessive fire, or
heat in the urinary bladder with frequent
urine. |
