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Three-Marvel Powder
醫學正傳湯劑
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Source
醫學正傳
Composition
Phellodendron 4 liang, Atractylodes lancea 6 liang, Cyathula root 2 liang.
Preparation
Grind the above into a fine powder and make into pills with paste, the size of parasol tree seeds. Take 50-70 pills (10-15 g) per dose on an empty stomach, with ginger and salt water. Avoid fishy/seafood, buckwheat, hot noodles, fried and stir-fried foods, etc. (Modern usage: grind into crude drug powder in proportion; take 4 g at a time on an empty stomach, warm. Or change to a Decoction and take it.)
Form
湯劑
Function
Clear heat and dry dampness.
Traditional indications
Damp-heat flowing downward, numbness of both feet/legs, or heat like that of fire branding.
Modifications
Red, swollen, hot, painful joints: add Fangji (Stephania), mulberry twig, silkworm feces.
-- Difficulty urinating: add Coix seed.
-- Damp-heat flaccidity pattern: add Xixiancao (Sigesbeckia), papaya, Bixie (Dioscorea hypoglauca).
-- Damp-heat leg qi: add Coix seed, papaya, betel nut.
-- Damp sores in the lower body: add adzuki bean, Tu Fuling (Smilax glabra).
Cautions
Use with caution during pregnancy.