HERB FORMULAS

SAN HUA TANG - 三化汤 - THREE-TRANSFORMATION DECOCTION

English: Three-Transformation Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 10g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, transforms Dampness and promotes urination.
Stir-fried Fr. Aurantii Chao Zhi Shi 12g Breaks up Stagnant Qi, reduces accumulation, descends Qi, unblocks the bowels and removes Stagnant Food.
With Da Huang, for constipation and abdominal swelling due to Food Stagnation and Qi Stagnation.
Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po 3-10g Promotes the movement of Qi in the Middle Jiao, resolves Stagnation, descends Qi, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Chao Zhi Shi, for stagnant Qi failing to move with abdominal distention, wheezing, shortness of breath, nausea and constipation.
With Da Huang and Chao Zhi Shi, for relatively severe accumulation and Stagnation with abdominal distention and pain and constipation.
Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 6g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Unblocks the bowels
  • Dispels Wind

SYNDROMES

  • Windstroke entering the Intestines

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Hands and feet paralyzed
  • Urinary blockage
  • Mania
  • Epigastric distention and fullness
  • Constipation
  • Foul breath
  • Anorexia
  • Delirium
  • Abdominal fullness
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow, thick and slimy
  • P: Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For stroke: For stroke with lack of defecation after treatment:
- Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
- Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ 30g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ 12g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu + 30g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ 12g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
For stroke with Excess Phlegm-Heat:
- Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po + More Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 6g Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao
+ 30g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou For stroke with Yin Deficiency:
+ 12g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu - Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing + 30g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 12g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi
    + Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
    + Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu