Prescriptions for Dispelling Wind to Remove Dampness
San Bi Tang (三痹汤)
Name
The Prescription of 三痹汤
Source
The book Zhang Shi Yi Tong
Ingredients
Ren Shen 3 g,Zhi Huang Qi 3 g,Bai Zhu 3 g,Dang Gui 3 g,Chuan Xiong 3 g,Bai Shao 3 g,Fu Ling 3 g,Zhi Gan Cao 1.5 g,Fang Ji 1.5 g,Fang Feng 1.5 g,Rou Gui 1.5 g,Wu Tou 1.5 g,Xi Xin 0.9 g,Sheng Jiang 10 g,Hong Zao 2 dates.Explanation
Fang Ji: Expelling wind and removing dampness.
Shao Yao: Replenishing Yin-blood.
Dang Gui: Tonifying blood and activating blood, alleviating pain.
Rou Gui: Reinforcing fire and strengthening yang, dispelling cold and alleviating pain.
Wu Tou: Expelling wind and treating arthralgia, dispersing cold to alleviate pain.
Huang Qi: Invigorating Qi and consolidating the superficies, removing dampness and subsiding swelling.
Bai Zhu: Invigorating Qi, strengthening the spleen, promoting the function of the spleen in transportation and transformation of food material.
Zhi Gan Cao: Reinforcing the spleen and regulating the stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Fu Ling: Inducing diuresis and draining dampness, invigorating the spleen.Sheng Jiang and Da Zao: Coordinating Ying and Wei.
Ren Shen: Invigorating primordial Qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach.
Chuan Xiong: Activating blood circulation and promoting the flow of qi, expelling wind and alleviating pain.
Xi Xin: Relieving exterior and dispelling cold, dispelling wind to alleviate pain, freeing nasal orifice, warming lung and relieving cough.
Fang Feng: Dispersing wind pathogen to relieve exterior syndrome.
The Effect of 三痹汤
Indications
Rheumatic arthritis.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken at any time.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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