Ling Qianlie Dan No. 2 (Prostate-relieving pellet No. 2)
[Main component] India bread (Poria cocos), mantis egg-case (Oötheca mantidis), fruit of Asiatic cornelian cherry (fructus Cornus officinalis), and others (processed pure traditional Chinese medicine, none of Western medicine included).
[Efficacy] Invigorate kidney Qi, clear away heat and disperse dampness
[Indications] Prostate hypertrophy with symptoms of urination difficulty, frequent micturition with bad emptying and others; also effective in a certain degree for these symptoms in chronic prostatitis
[Explanation of the prescription] In this prescription, drugs for invigorating kidney Qi are chosen as the ”monarch”; drugs for clearing away heat and dispersing dampness are chosen as the “minister”. The invigorated vital essence and energy of the kidney will enhance its control on the function of urinary bladder, clearing away the damp-heat and unobstructing the urinary tract, and the symptoms can thus be relieved.

[Curative effect] For moderate case of prostate hypertrophy, the symptoms may become improved 3-5 days, and disappeared about 15 days after medication. The prostate will restore to normal state as shown by B-type ultrasonic examination. For severe case, the illness may generally also be cured with prolonged medication.
[Precaution] (1) Tea drinking is forbidden 15 min. before and 30 min. after medication. (2) Patients with other diseases including common cold, fever, cough, diarrhea due to acute gastroenteritis, as well as with excessive internal heat symptoms

such as toothache and sore-throat are not suitable to take this preparation simultaneously.

                           Ling Yi Niao Dan No. 5 (Enuresis-relieving pellet No. 5)
[Main components] Root of Ginseng (radix Panax ginseng), fruit of sharpleaf calangal (fructus Alpiniae oxyphyllae), fruit of palmleaf raspberry (fructus Rubus coreanus), and others (processed pure traditional Chinese medicine, none of Western medicine included).
[Efficacy] Warm and reinforce spleen and stomach, astringe and stop enuresis.
[Indications] Enuresis due to asthenia of spleen and kidney Yang.
[Explanation of the prescription] Huangdineijing Lingshu Benshupian stated that: “Asthenia causes enuresis, and it ought to be treated with reinforcement.” Asthenia of spleen and kidney Yang results in the failure of reception and leads to frequent enuresis. In this prescription, drugs for warming and reinforcing spleen and stomach are chosen as the “monarch”; drugs for astringing and stopping enuresis are chosen as the “minister”. Such combination may warm spleen and stomach and promote the function of reception, thus stop enuresis.

[Curative effect] The curative effect may generally be felt 2-8 days, and symptoms may disappear 9-35 days after medication. Recovery can be achieved after consolidation.
[Precaution] (1) Tea drinking is forbidden 15 min. before and 30 min. after medication. (2) Patients with other diseases including common cold, fever, cough, diarrhea due to acute gastroenteritis, as well as with excessive internal heat symptoms such as toothache and sore-throat are not suitable to take this preparation simultaneously.