Overactive bladder belongs to the category of urinary incontinence in Chinese medicine, and Shrinking Spring Pill can improve urinary incontinence of kidney deficiency type.
1. Overactive bladder can be characterized by frequent urination, urinary urgency and uncontrollable urination, which belongs to the category of urinary incontinence in Chinese medicine, and the pathology basically lies in the kidneys and bladder, while the spleen and lungs can also be affected, and the common clinical patterns include kidney qi deficiency, spleen and lung qi deficiency, and dampness and heat infiltration (the invasion of dampness and heat into the intestinal tract, bladder, pubic region, lower limbs, etc.) and so on.
2. Shrinking Spring Pill mainly applies astringent and solid astringency (astringent consolidation) of Chinese yam, Yi Zhi Ren and Wu Yao to relieve urinary incontinence, etc. Chinese yam also strengthens the spleen and strengthens the qi, and salt-fried Yi Zhi Ren directly enters the kidney meridian to enhance the astringency, so it can be used for the improvement of the symptoms of Kidney qi deficiency such as inability to control urination, or frequent urination.
When urinary incontinence needs to be treated, one should go to the hospital and follow the doctor’s prescription after the Chinese medicine practitioner identifies the disease and its symptoms. Do not use the medicine privately as it may cause damage to the organism.