Dissolve (KS)
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
  • Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones)
  • Urolithiasis (bladder stones)
  • Painful urination with difficulty initiating or maintaining an excellent urinary stream; sudden stopping or blockage of urination with the passage of a stone(s); lower abdominal pain
  • Renal colic characterized by excruciating, one-sided, intermittent pain in the flank area that spreads across the abdomen and to the genital area and inner thigh
WESTERN THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS
  • Dissolves and drains stones
  • Diuretic effect of promoting urination and passage of stones
  • Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects to relieve pain from blockage of tubes and ducts
INGREDIENTS
  • Chuan Lian Zi (Fructus Toosendan)
  • Fu Ling (Poria)
  • Hai Jin Sha (Spora Lygodii)
  • Jin Qian Cao (Herba Lysimachiae)
  • Shi Wei (Folium Pyrrosiae)
  • Wei Ling Xian (Radix et Rhizoma Clematidis)
  • Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis)
  • Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis)
  • Zhi Qiao (Fructus Aurantii)
  • Zhu Ling (Polyporus)
FORMULA EXPLANATION

Dissolve (KS) is an effective formula to dissolve and facilitate the passage of kidney and bladder stones, relieve pain, and promote normal urination.

 

According to traditional Chinese medicine, kidney and urinary stones are known as “shi lin,” which means dysuria due to stones. Jin Qian Cao (Herba Lysimachiae), Hai Jin Sha (Spora Lygodii), and Shi Wei (Folium Pyrrosiae) are the three principal herbs used in this formula to dissolve and pass the stones. Jin Qian Cao (Herba Lysimachiae) dissolves stones and helps to clear damp heat in the lower jiao to relieve burning dysuria. Hai Jin Sha (Spora Lygodii) dissolves and dispels stones. Hai Jin Sha (Spora Lygodii) also reduces swelling caused by obstruction. Shi Wei (Folium Pyrrosiae) softens and dissolves stones.

Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis), Zhu Ling (Polyporus), and Fu Ling (Poria) are diuretic herbs used here to facilitate the passage and elimination of stones. Together, they promote urination, flush out the stones, and reduce edema and water retention in the body caused by kidney stone obstruction.


Zhi Qiao (Fructus Aurantii) relieves the distension and pressure caused by kidney stones by activating qi circulation. It also breaks up stagnant qi to resolve accumulations in the abdomen. Wei Ling Xian (Radix et Rhizoma Clematidis) is one of the most potent herbs to enter and open all the channels and collaterals in the body. With its penetrating characteristics, it breaks up stagnation to relieve pain caused by obstruction.

Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis) and Chuan Lian Zi (Fructus Toosendan) are added to the formula to relieve pain. Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis) is one of the most potent analgesic herbs for pain relief. At the same time, Chuan Lian Zi (Fructus Toosendan) has an antispasmodic effect of relieving spasms of the smooth muscle of the ureter.

The  Dissolve (KS) herbs effectively treat the cause and symptoms of kidney and bladder stones.

BACKGROUND
Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) and urolithiasis (bladder stones) are formed when there is an increased accumulation or decreased elimination of calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, cystine, magnesium ammonium phosphate, and uric acid. As these substances harden to form stones, they cause pain, nausea, vomiting, hematuria, and infection. Optimal treatment requires dissolution and draining of rocks, alleviation of the symptoms and complications, and prevention of future kidney stones.