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San Shi Tang三石汤

Three Minerals Decoction

Also known asThree Stones Decoction

Medicinals
10

Composition

  • Hua ShiTalcum9 g

    Releases Summeheat and resolves Dampness.

  • Shi GaoGypsum Fibrosum15 g

    Clears Heat in the Qi Stage, drains Fire, relieves irritability and quenches thirst.

  • Han Shui ShiGlauberitum9 g

    Expels Summerheat.

    for Summerheat with high fever, thirst and irritability.
  • Xing RenSm. Armeniacae9 g

    Stops cough, calms wheezing, moistens the Intestines and unblocks bowels.

  • Zhu RuCaul. Bambusae in Taeniam6 g

    Clears Heat and transforms Hot Phlegm.

  • Jin Yin HuaFlos Lonicerae9 g

    Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, vents and disperses External Wind-Heat and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower *Jiao.*

  • Jin ZhiSuccinum Faecalis Aureus *one wine glass

    Strongly clears Heat and resolves toxicity,

  • (Da Qing Ye)(Fol. Isatidis)(9-30g)

    (May substitute for Jin Zhi.)

  • (Huang Lian)(Rz. Coptidis)(1.5-10g)

    (May substitute for Jin Zhi.)

  • Tong CaoMedulla Tetrapanacis6 g

    Promotes urination, resolves Dampness and clears Heat.

Actions

  • Dispels Heat (using pungent, cooling herbs)
  • Resolves turbidity (using aromatic herbs)

Patterns treated

  • Summerheat and Warm-pathogen disorders at the Qi Stage, with Heat overwhelming the San Jiao
  • A Phlegm-Heat pattern

Manifestations

  • A febrile condition
  • Redness of the face
  • Localized distention
  • A feeling of oppression in the chest
Tongue body
Red in color
Coating
Yellow in color and slippery in texture
Pulse
Soft in quality and Rapid in rate

Indications

  • Infection with Lyme disease
  • Type B encephalitis, in its early phase or when mild
  • Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
  • A distended, full feeling in the abdomen

Notes

  • Administer while warm.
  • Succinum Faecalis Aureus, or Jin Zhi, is prepared by sealing loose human stool in a clay pot and burying it for three years before it is consumed. What is actually used is the clear liquid that collects in the pot. It is not used at present.

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