Ingredients

Cranberry fruit* (man yue mei), Corn silk (yu mi xi), Indian Plantain seed husk (che qian zi), Uva-Ursi leaf* (xiong guo), Japanese Knotwood root (hu zhang), Garlic bulb* (da suan), Achyranthes root* (niu xi), Gardenia fruit* (zhi zi), Dandelion root* (pu gong ying), Magnesium (as magnesium oxide), Licorice root* (gan cao), Costus root*(mu xiang), Chinese Rhubarb rhizome* (zhi da huang); *extract

Other Ingredients: Hypromellose (vegetable cellulose) and rice bran.

Formula

Cranberry (man yue mei) enters the kidney, bladder, and large intestine; it promotes urination and drains heat.  Corn silk (yu mi xi), Indian plantain (che qian zi), and uva ursi (xiong guo) relieve damp heat and assist in passing stones.  Magnesium is an electrolyte and plays a critical role in kidney detoxification; it can reduce the risk of forming kidney stones.  Garlic (da suan) resolves toxicity, strengthens the spleen, and reduces stagnation.   Japanese knotweed (hu zhang) treats heat and supports the bladder, kidneys, and liver.  Achyranthes (niu xi) invigorates the blood and qi. Gardenia (zhi zi) is one of the premier heat-clearing herbs in the Materia Medica; it also treats irritability, restlessness, and insomnia.  Licorice (gan cao) is included for its harmonizing and detoxification actions. Costus (mu xiang) was added to the classic Ba Zheng San formula by ancient herbalist Zhu Dan Xi, to strengthen the transforming function of the bladder meridian. Chinese rhubarb (zhi da huang), removes heat through the stool.

Administration

Internal: 3 capsules, TID, between meals
For acute conditions, 3 capsules every 4 hours
90 capsules, 650mg

Contraindications: Man Yue Mei Clearing (formerly known as Akebia Moist Heat) is a short- term formula. Weak patients may need a tonic along with the formula.

Therapeutic Actions

1. Treats urinary tract infection or inflammation accompanied by frequent and painful urination.
2. Relieves factors related to bladder stones, kidney infection, painful or difficult urination, pelvic inflammatory disease, and prostatitis, cystitis, vaginitis.