San Zhong Kui Jian Tang
Ingredients: Tang-kuei root (dang gui), White peony root (bai shao), Kudzu root (ge gen), Scute root (huang qin), Phellodendron bark (huang bo), Anemarrhena root (zhi mu), Coptis root (huang lian), Bupleurum root (chai hu), Scabrous gentiana root (long dan), Ginger root (sheng jiang), Chinese licorice root (gan cao), Forsythia fruit (lian qiao), Platycodon root (jie geng), Trichosanthe root (Tian hua fen), Zedoaria root (e shu), Scirpus stem (san leng), Cimicifuga root (sheng ma), Sargassum (hai zao), Laminaria leaf (hai dai).
| Mandarin: 散腫潰堅湯 Pin-Yin: San Zhong Kui Jian Tang English: Forsythia & Laminaria Combination Romaji: Sanshu Kaiken To Kanji: 散腫潰堅湯 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Secrets from the Orchid Chamber (Lan Shi Mi Cang, 1251)
How it works:
- Reduces swelling
- Alleviates hardness
Clinical Applications:
- Hard scrofula or boils on the foot shaoyang or yangming channels
This 13th century formula was developed by the physician Li Gao and published in “Secrets from the Orchid Chamber.” San Zhong Kui Jian Tang treats hard scrofula or boils on the foot shaoyang or yangming channels by reducing the swelling and alleviating the hardness.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Gentiana |
Long Dan |
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Coptis |
Huang Lian |
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Bupleurum |
Chai Hu |
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Scute |
Huang Qin |
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Phellodendron |
Huang Bo |
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Anemarrhena |
Zhi Mu |
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Forsythia |
Lian Qiao |
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Trichosanthes Root |
Gua Lou Gen |
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Platycodon |
Jie Geng |
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Pueraria |
Ge Gen |
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Cimicifuga |
Sheng Ma |
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Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
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Peony |
Shao Yao |
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Sparganium |
San Leng |
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Zedoaria |
E Zhu |
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Laminaria |
Kun Bu |
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Baked Licorice |
Zhi Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Laminaria alleviates and transforms phlegm, and purges heat. Forsythia is used to reduce abscesses and clumps, alleviate toxicity, and purge heat in the upper burner.