【Source】

《He Ji Ju Fang》 (Formulary of the Bureau of Pharmacy)

【Composition】

White Poria, Dodder Seed, Schisandra Berry, Euryale Seed, Chinese Yamn(5 ingredients)

【Ingredient Categories】

<Tonify Liver and Kidney>: Dodder Seed

<Tonify Spleen and Replenish Middle Jiao>: Chinese Yam

<Tonify Spleen and Promote Diuresis>: Poria

<Astringent>: Euryale Seed, Schisandra Berry

【Functions】

Strengthen the Spleen and aid digestion.

【Indications】

Upper, middle, and lower wasting-thirst syndrome (diabetes), disharmony between Heart and Kidney, spermatorrhea with turbid urine, involuntary nocturnal emissions, and other related conditions. “Medical Prescriptions”: Spermatorrhea with turbid urine, priapism, and wasting-thirst syndrome.

【Mnemonic】

“Hútúdàn” (Fu Tu Dan) – “Yào hútú wǔ nián” (Need to be muddle-headed for five years) for the ingredients: Yào (Chinese Yam), Fú (Poria), Tú (Dodder Seed), Wǔ (Schisandra Berry), Nián (Euryale Seed).