分清五淋丸

5. Cautions and clinical notes

• Contraindications:
  • Contraindicated in pregnant women.
  • Avoid in those with Spleen-Stomach cold deficiency.
  • This formula is bitter and cold and readily damages the body's righteous qi; use with caution in the weak and elderly, and do not take for a prolonged period.
  • [Core safety note] When preparing ProCare Herbs granules, only the safe "Chuan Mu Tong (aristolochia-free clematis stem)" or "Tong Cao (tetrapanax pith)" must and may only be used, and this must be clearly marked on the packaging.

6. Granule conversion and dose

• Calculation of the total crude herb weight of the original formula (total crude herb weight for the pill form):
  • Chuan Mu Tong 80 g + Che Qian Zi (plantago seed) 80 g + Huang Qin (scutellaria root) 80 g + Huang Bai (phellodendron bark) 40 g + Da Huang (rhubarb root and rhizome) 120 g + Fu Ling (poria) 80 g + Zhu Ling (polyporus) 40 g + Bian Xu (knotweed herb) 40 g + Qu Mai (dianthus herb) 40 g + Zhi Mu (anemarrhena rhizome) 40 g + Ze Xie (alisma rhizome) 40 g + Zhi Zi (gardenia fruit) 40 g + Gan Cao (licorice root) 20 g + Hua Shi (talc) 80 g = 840 g.
  • Please note: this is the total crude herb weight used to make the pill form, not the daily decoction dose. The daily crude-herb-equivalent dose stated on patent medicine package inserts is far lower than this figure.
• Conversion to 5:1 granules (based on the total crude herb weight for the pill form):
  • 840 g crude herb ÷ 5 = 168 g granules.
• Recommended dose (converted with reference to the patent medicine package insert):
  • Pills are usually taken orally, 6 g (pill weight, not crude herb weight) per dose, twice daily.
  • As ProCare Herbs granules, the suggested clinical reference dose is:
    • One dose daily, taken in two doses morning and evening dissolved in warm water, about 5-6 g of granules per dose.
  • Final emphasis: this formula has strong and potent properties. The final prescription and daily dose of ProCare Herbs granules must be precisely calculated and prescribed by a licensed practitioner according to the patient's specific condition (whether acute urethritis, chronic prostatitis, etc.) and constitution; the daily dose must never be derived by direct proportional conversion from the total crude herb weight of 840 g.