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Recommended by holistic veterinarians, Jing Tang Dao Chi San is a Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) herbal formula that clears Heat from the Heart and Small Intestine channels and benefits urination to address patterns of Heart Fire transferring to the Small Intestine with Damp-Heat accumulation in the lower urinary tract in dogs, cats, and horses. Based on Dao Chi San from Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue (Craft of Medicinal Treatment for Childhood Disease Patterns) written by Qian Yi in 1119 CE, this four-herb classical formula combines a Blood-level Heat-clearing and Yin-nourishing herb (Sheng Di Huang), a Heart-Heat-clearing and urination-promoting herb that guides Fire downward through the Small Intestine to the Bladder (Chuan Mu Tong), a Heart-Heat-clearing and Damp-draining herb (Dan Zhu Ye), and a Heat-clearing, toxin-resolving, and harmonizing herb (Gan Cao) to address the Heart Fire and Small Intestine Damp-Heat accumulation pattern underlying lower urinary tract Heat presentations. Available as 0.5g capsules (200 count). No contraindications and no warnings are listed for this formula. May be used for up to 4 months, or as directed by your veterinarian. Dosing varies by species and body weight; your authorizing veterinarian will provide specific guidance.
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Active ingredients: Chuan Mu Tong (Akebia trifoliata), Akebia stem; Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatherum gracile), Lophatherum herb; Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis), Chinese licorice root; Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia glutinosa), Fresh rehmannia root.
Inactive ingredients: Bovine gelatin.
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Dao Chi San is a four-herb classical formula from Qian Yi's Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue (1119 CE), organized around a Heart Fire-clearing and urination-promoting pair (Chuan Mu Tong, Dan Zhu Ye), a Blood-level Heat-clearing and Yin-nourishing herb (Sheng Di Huang), and a harmonizing and Heat-resolving herb (Gan Cao):
Dao Chi San contains Chuan Mu Tong (Akebia stem), which promotes urination and may interact with diuretic medications and affect electrolyte balance; Gan Cao (Chinese licorice root), whose glycyrrhizin constituent may cause sodium retention and potassium loss with extended use and may interact with diuretics, antihypertensive medications, and corticosteroids; and Sheng Di Huang (fresh rehmannia root), which may affect blood glucose metabolism and interact with medications that affect blood sugar. Animals on prescription medications should use this formula under veterinary supervision, as herb-drug interaction research in dogs, cats, and horses remains limited.
Medication categories warranting extra caution include diuretics, antihypertensive medications, corticosteroids, blood glucose-affecting medications, and animals managing multiple concurrent prescriptions. May be used for up to 4 months, or as directed by your veterinarian. Your veterinarian can determine appropriateness based on your animal's condition, current medications, and laboratory results.
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Dao Chi San is indicated for dogs, cats, and horses with TCVM patterns of Heart Fire transferring to the Small Intestine with Damp-Heat accumulation in the lower urinary tract, where excess Heat has accumulated in the Heart channel and transferred through the Heart-Small Intestine interior-exterior relationship to the Small Intestine and Bladder, resulting in lower urinary tract Heat signs. Holistic veterinarians frequently prescribe it as a classical TCVM lower urinary tract Heat support formula for Heart Fire and Small Intestine Damp-Heat patterns. No contraindications and no warnings are listed for this formula. Your authorizing veterinarian will confirm the appropriate TCVM pattern diagnosis before recommending Dao Chi San.
Dosing varies by species and body weight; your authorizing veterinarian will provide specific guidance. For dogs and cats, the guideline is 0.5g per 10 to 20 lbs of body weight twice daily, or as directed by your veterinarian. For horses, the guideline is up to 30g twice daily as a top dressing on feed, or as directed by your veterinarian. May be used for up to 4 months, or as directed by your veterinarian.
In TCVM theory, the Heart and Small Intestine are paired organs connected through an interior-exterior channel relationship - the Heart's Yin (interior) channel pairs with the Small Intestine's Yang (exterior) channel. This pairing means that excess Heat or Fire accumulating in the Heart channel can transfer through this interior-exterior relationship into the Small Intestine channel, and from there into the Bladder, producing lower urinary tract Heat signs. This mechanism - Heart Fire transferring to the Small Intestine - is the core TCVM pathological mechanism that Dao Chi San targets. The formula's chief herb, Chuan Mu Tong, specifically guides Heart Fire downward through this exact pathway: from the Heart channel, through the Small Intestine, and out via the Bladder through promoted urination. This is why Dao Chi San can address both Heart-level signs (irritability, restlessness) and lower urinary tract signs simultaneously - they share the same TCVM root mechanism of Heart Fire accumulation and transfer.
Dao Chi San is specifically designed for the Heart Fire transferring to Small Intestine pattern, distinguishing it from other TCVM urinary tract support formulas that primarily address different patterns. Formulas targeting Kidney Yin deficiency with Damp-Heat (such as Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan) combine Yin-nourishing herbs with Heat-clearing herbs but do not specifically address the Heart-Small Intestine transfer mechanism. Formulas targeting Bladder Damp-Heat without a Heart Fire component (such as Ba Zheng San) use stronger Damp-draining and Heat-purging herbs but lack Dao Chi San's Heart channel-specific strategy. Dao Chi San's four-herb classical composition is uniquely focused on the Heart-Small Intestine transfer mechanism, making it the most appropriate formula for urinary tract Heat presentations where Heart Fire accumulation and associated Heart-level signs are part of the clinical picture. Your authorizing veterinarian will determine the most appropriate TCVM urinary formula based on your animal's specific pattern diagnosis.
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