Fu Pen Zi
Rubi Fructus
sweet, astringent, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Stabilize and Bind
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Urogenital system disorders
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary frequency
- Enuresis
- Premature ejaculation
- Nocturnal emissions
- Decline in vision
- Pain
- Low back
- Knees
Fu Pen Zi enters the liver which explains the ability to improve vision. The eyes are a single artery system and very sensitive to any abnormality in blood flow. The health of the liver supports both blood qualities (liver blood) and blood flow. It is this same function that can improve back pain when back pain is due to liver blood deficiency as liver blood nourishes the tendons and ligaments of the body. Keeping the blood moving (although this herb is not considered a blood invigorator) prevents blood stagnation related back pain.
Fu Pen Zi also supports sex hormone function for patients in a state of decline or deficiency. It enters the kidney which refers to the adrenal gland functions and gonadal functions to treat erectile dysfunction and spermatorrhea. It works on the kidneys directly when there is a decline of yang function leading to urinary frequency and enuresis.
Channels: liver, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Vision; blurred vision
- Frequent urination; clear
- Erectile dysfunction
- Enuresis
- Spermatorrhea
- Dizziness
Contraindications: Fu Pen Zi should be prescribed cautiously to patients that display deficiency heat signs, do not prescribe to patients that have urinary difficulty
Zoo Image: a camel is trying to watch TV wearing glasses while sitting on a pee pad propped up by pillows as he spills a cup of semen