Danggui Beimu Kushen Wan (DBKW), originally used for difficult urination in pregnant women, has found use in male prostate disorders.
The researchers traced the usages and implications of DBKW through a comprehensive search of the Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where they gathered details about its ingredients, dosages, ailments it treated, processes causing those diseases, its actions, and indications. They studied these facts, as documented in ancient scripts, to provide a descriptive analysis of its characteristics.
The ancient scripts revealed that the consistent formula of DBKW across the identified texts includes three key ingredients: Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus, and Sophorae Flavescentis Radix. These three ingredients are always mixed in the ratio of 1:1:1 and prescribed in dosages ranging from three to ten pills for each treatment. Primarily, the indication was easing urination problems due to heat stagnation.
The comprehensive examination of the textual sources led the researchers to identify the formula's broader applications. Apart from its primary use for pregnant women with urination difficulties, it illustrated that DBKW can also benefit men suffering from similar urination problems.
