The Gold and Fossil Soup is a folk remedy for treating kidney stones. It is mainly composed of ingredients such as Sand Bull (Gastrodia elata), Moneywort, and Chicken Inner Gold. This remedy is an ancient Chinese method for dissolving and eliminating kidney stones, with the effect of clearing heat and promoting stone elimination. It is primarily used for treating kidney stones and urinary tract stones, helping to dissolve the stones and remove them from the body.
[Ingredients]
Formula 1: 10g Sand Bull, 30g Moneywort, 20g Plantain, 20g Sea Sand, 20g Dandelion, 10g Chicken Inner Gold, 10g Wangbuliuxing, 10g Biantu, 6g Licorice.
Formula 2: 50g Moneywort, 30g Chicken Inner Gold, 15g Tangerine Seed, 30g Okra Seeds, 10g Sand Bull, 30g Sea Sand (wrapped in cloth), 20g Talc, 20g Pumice, 15g Biantu, 15g Qumai, 30g Shiwei, 15g Qianren.
Formula 3: Crush three live snails, and mix with 50g Moneywort, 30g Chicken Inner Gold, 15g Tangerine Seed, 30g Okra Seeds, 10g Sand Bull, 15g Sea Sand.
[Usage and Dosage]
Decoct and take orally, one dose per day, taken once a day. Take for five consecutive days. For those with painful and bloody urination, add 30g Rhizoma Imperatae.
[Medicinal Analysis]
Sand Bull: Also known as Gastrodia elata, it has the effects of reducing fever, relieving spasm, dispersing stasis, diuresis, and detoxification. It is commonly used for high fever in children, kidney and urinary stones, urinary obstruction, scrofula, and carbuncle.
Moneywort: It has the effects of diuresis, relieving jaundice, detoxification, and reducing swelling. It is commonly used for damp-heat jaundice, distension and pain in the liver area, urinary stones, hot urine, painful urination, abscesses, and boils caused by snake or insect bites.
Sea Sand: It clears heat and dampness, promotes urination, and relieves pain. It is used for hot urine, urinary stones, bloody urine, urethral stricture, and urinary pain.
Chicken Inner Gold: It invigorates the stomach, aids digestion, astringes essence, stops nocturnal emission, and promotes urination and stone elimination. It is used for indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, malnutrition in children, enuresis, nocturnal emission, painful and obstructed urination, distension and pain in the liver area.
Okra Seeds: It has the effects of diuresis, promoting urination, lubricating the intestines for smooth bowel movements, and promoting lactation. It is commonly used for urinary disorders, edema, constipation, and insufficient lactation.
