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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to hydrocele |
| Nuan Gan Jian Warm the Liver Decoction |
Warms Liver and Kidneys; Tonifies Liver and Kidneys; Moves Qi; Disperses Cold; Calms pain. | Cold-type hernial disorder in which Cold from Deficiency of the Liver and Kidneys causes the Qi to stagnate. | Acute pain of the lower abdomen which is worse by the local application of cold; Hydrocele; Inguinal hernia; Varicocele; Pale tongue; Slow-Deep-Wiry pulse (Chi Chen Xian); Deep-Wiry pulse (Chen Xian). |
| Ju He Wan Tangerine Seed Pill; Citrus Seed Pill |
Moves Qi; Softens what is hard; Eliminates accumulations; Calms pain. | Hernial disorder due to Damp-Cold invading the Liver channel. | Epididymitis; Hydrocele; Orchitis; Scrotum abscess; Spasmodic pain reaching to the umbilicus; Unilateral orchitis; Varicocele; Oozing from the scrotum of a yellow fluid; Tongue with a white-slippery coating; Deep-Wiry pulse (Chen Xian). |
| Wu Ling San Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria; Poria Five Powder; Hoelen 5 Powder; Five "Ling" Powder |
Diuretic; Tonifies the Spleen; Warms Yang. | 1) Water buildup, a greater Yang-stage disorder in which the pathogenic influences have not been released from the Exterior, but have penetrated to the greater Yang organ, the Bladder. 2) Water and Dampness are not properly transformed by the Spleen and transported to the Bladder. The effects of the Spleen's failure to transform and transport Water may be felt throughout the Triple Burner. 3) Retention of congested fluids in the Lower Burner obstructing the Pure Yang. | Acute gastroenteritis; Breathlessness; Cholera; Cough; Diarrhea; Dizziness; Dysuria; Fever; Great thirst due to inappropriate sweating (vomiting soon after drinking); Headache; Oedema; Oliguria; Sensation of heaviness; Throbbing sensations below umbilicus; Urinary tract infection; Vomiting; Vomiting, expectoration of foamy saliva; Ascites (cirrhosis of liver); Chronic nephritis; Cirrhosis; Hydrocele; Ménière's disease; Tongue with a white-greasy coating; Tongue with a white-slippery coating; Floating pulse (Fu); Slippery-Wiry pulse (Hua Xian); Soft pulse (Ru). |