Shui Lu Er Xian Dan水陆二仙丹
Water and Land Two-Immortal Elixir
Ingredients2 herbs
Indications
Kidney qi not firm: the lower gate does not hold, so essence, urine or discharge escapes. The pattern here is mild and chronic rather than acute or severely depleted.
Clinical Manifestations
- Seminal emission and spermatorrhoea
- Cloudy or turbid urine
- Frequent urination and night urination
- Vaginal discharge from an unsecured lower burner
- Mild long-standing leakage in an otherwise well patient
Health Categories
Modern Applications
Common adjustments
- Deficiency more marked, with tinnitus and weak knees — combine with Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan 金锁固精丸, or add Shan Zhu Yu 山茱萸 and Tu Si Zi 菟丝子
- Frequent urination predominant — add Sang Piao Xiao 桑螵蛸 and Fu Pen Zi 覆盆子
- Vaginal discharge the main complaint — add Shan Yao 山药 and Bai Zhu 白术
Contraindications
Not for damp-heat in the lower burner — burning, urgency, dark scanty urine or a yellow greasy tongue coating mean something must be cleared before anything is bound. Cloudy urine or urinary frequency of recent onset should be investigated medically rather than simply astringed.
For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.
Pregnancy
Generally compatible — neither ingredient is a pregnancy-restricted herb, and Qian Shi is eaten as a food; still to be used on practitioner advice during pregnancy.
References
Source Hong Shi Ji Yan Fang 《洪氏集验方》 · Southern Song
- Classical source as cited above (public domain).
2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition cross-checked.
3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— listed as an appended formula in the stabilize-the-essence section.
Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.