Lotus Stamen Formula (securing and astringent formula) EFFECTS: securing the kidney to nourish yin; astringing essence and securing qi. INDICATION: true origin depletion; insufficiency of heart-kidney; dream emission and spermatorrhea; night sweating and vexation of deficiency type; lumbago and tinnitus; limp aching limbs; pale tongue with white fur; fine weak pulse. CLINICAL REFERENCE: This formula is often used in treating sexual neurasthenia; seminal emission; dream emission; enuresis; nocturia; insecurity of the essence gate; urinary leakage resulting from enlarged prostate gland. For kidney deficiency, couple with Rehmannia Six Formula(Liu Wei Di Huang Wan).