It's important to remember that herbal formulas are meant to treat patterns, not "diseases" as understood in Western Medicine. According to Chinese Medicine patterns, which are disruptions to the body as a system, are the underlying root cause for diseases and conditions.

As such Suo Quan Wan is mostly used to treat the pattern "Bladder Deficient and Cold" which we describe below.

But before we delve into Bladder Deficient and Cold here is an overview of the Western conditions it is commonly associated with:

Urinary incontinence Postpartum incontinence

Again it wouldn't be correct to say "Suo Quan Wan treats urinary incontinence" for instance. Rather, Suo Quan Wan is used to treat Bladder Deficient and Cold, which is sometimes the root cause behind urinary incontinence.

Now let's look at Bladder Deficient and Cold, a pattern that TCM practitioners commonly treat with Suo Quan Wan.

The Bladder is a so-called "Fu" Organ. Learn more about the Bladder in Chinese Medicine

Bladder Deficient and Cold

Pulse type(s): Deep (Chen), Weak (Ruo)

Symptoms: Enuresis Nocturia Dizziness Incontinence Lower back pain Feeling of cold Frequent urination White urethral discharge Pale and abudant urination

Suo Quan Wan is sometimes prescribed by TCM practitioners to treat Bladder Deficient and Cold. This pattern leads to symptoms such as frequent urination, pale and abudant urination, incontinence and enuresis. Patients with Bladder Deficient and Cold typically exhibit deep (Chen) or weak (Ruo) pulses.

This pattern is similar to Kidney Yang Deficiency or Kidney Qi not Firm, except with more Bladder related symptoms. It can derive from Kidney Yang Deficiency like it can be a precursor for it, both patterns are intrinsically linked.

This is because the Bladder derives its Qi from Kidney Yang to... read more about Bladder Deficient and Cold