Tangerine seed (stir-fried), seaweed (washed), kelp (washed), laminaria (washed), Sichuan chinaberry (de-fleshed, stir-fried), peach kernel (stir-fried with bran), each 30 gm; magnolia bark (ginger juice-fried), akebia, immature bitter orange (stir-fried with bran), corydalis (stir-fried, peeled), cinnamon bark (indirect heat), costus root (indirect heat), each 15 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above ingredients together into a fine powder, mix with wine, and form into pills as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 70 pills each time, before meals, with salted wine or administer with lightly salted water.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulating qi and resolving stasis, softening hardness and dissipating mass.

bubble_chart Indications

I have a hernia. The testicles are swollen, with one being larger than the other, or as hard as a stone, painless and non-itchy, or causing colicky pain in the navel and abdomen. In severe cases, the scrotum may swell, or sores may form. In mild cases, yellow fluid may occasionally discharge, while in severe cases, abscesses may develop and ulcerate.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

The formula treats scrotal hernia caused by liver channel qi stagnation and blood stasis, as well as kidney cold-dampness. In the formula, Tangerine Seed and Aucklandia Root enter the Jueyin qi aspect to move qi, while Peach Kernel and Corydalis enter the Jueyin blood aspect to activate blood circulation. Sichuan Chinaberry and Akebia Stem guide the heat of the small intestine and bladder downward through urination, thus eliminating dampness. Cinnamon Bark warms the kidneys and supplements the fire of kidney life, thereby dispelling cold. Magnolia Bark and Immature Orange Fruit both break up stagnant water and dissolve old blood. Kelp, Sargassum, and Laminaria moisten and purge, softening hardness and dissipating masses. Combined, these ingredients work together to regulate qi, resolve stasis, soften hardness, and dissipate masses.

For severe deficiency-cold, add 30g of Aconite Mother Root; for persistent swelling that does not subside, add 6g of Sal Ammoniac (cooked with vinegar and added gradually).