HERB FORMULAS

SAN JIN HU TAO TANG - 三金蛤蚧汤 - THREE GOLDS AND WALNUT DECOCTION

English: Three Golds and Walnut Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao 30-60g Promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction and expels stones from the urinary tract.
With Hai Jin Sha and Ji Nei Jin, for Bladder and Kidney stones.
With Bian Xu, for hot, painful urinary dysfunction.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha 12g Clears Heat, promotes urination, eliminates Damp-Heat, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction and expels stones.
With Jin Qian Cao, addresses all of the channels associated with painful urinary dysfunction, eliminating the causes of stone formation in the urinary tract and directly acting to expel and transform stones.
With Jin Qian Cao, Ji Nei Jin and Shi Wei, for stony, painful urinary dysfunction.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 12g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
Fol. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei 12g Clears Damp-Heat, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction and clears stones.
With Qu Mai and Huan Shi, for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with short, stabbing, painful urination.
With Jin Qian Cao, Ji Nei Jin and Hua Shi, for Stone Lin.
With Che Qin Cao and Mu Tong, for Stone Lin.
Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai 12g Drains Damp-Heat from the Urinary Bladder, promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction, breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation.
With Qu Mai, for Lin Syndrome.
With Hai Jin Sha, for Stone Lin.
With Che Qian Cao and Hua Shi, for Heat dysuria (Re Lin) with burning and pain during urination.
With Jin Qian Cao, Ji Nei Jin and Hai Jin Sha, for Stone Lin.
Hb. Plantaginis Che Qin Cao 12g Promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat.
With Niu Xi, for Kidney Deficiency edema.
With Mu Tong and Hua Shi, for Lin Syndrome.
Talcum Hua Shi 12g Promotes urination, drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder, aids the movement of gravel and stones and expels Damp-Heat.
With Hai Jin Sha and Shi Wei, for urinary discomfort and dysfunction due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
With Mu Tong, for Heat Lin.
Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong 9g Nourishes Kidney Yin and generates Fluids.
Hb. Polygoni Avicularis Bian Xu 9g Drains Damp-Heat from the Urinary Bladder, promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction.
With Qu Mai and Che Qian Cao, for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao or Stone Lin with urinary discomfort.
With Jin Qian Cao and Hai Jin Sha, for Stone Lin.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 9g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, and clears Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
 With Jin Qian Cao, for Stone Lin with hematuria and low back pain.
Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin 6g Transforms hardness and dissolves stones.
With Jin Qian Cao, for urinary or biliary calculi.
Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong 4.5g Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction.
With Jin Qian Cao and Hai Jin Sha, for Stone Lin.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 4.5g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
Sm. Juglandis Hu Tao Ren 12g Tonifies the Kidneys, replenishes Jing and strengthens the back and knees.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes and reinforces the Liver and Kidneys
  • Clears Heat
  • Dispels Dampness
  • Disperses stones

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency with Damp-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Low back and knees weak, sore and painful
  • Dripping and dribbling, unsmooth urination
  • Maybe sand or stones in the urine
  • Facial complexion pale and sallow
  • Both cheeks slightly red
  • Red lips
  • Dizziness
  • Dry mouth
  • Parched throat
  • Dry eyes
  • Blurred vision
  • Spots before the eyes
  • Numbness of limbs
  • Flaccid paralysis (Wei syndrome), weakness
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Forgetfulness
  • Throat dry and painful
  • Five Sole Heat
  • Low-grade tidal fever
  • Night sweats
  • Irritability
  • Insomnia
  • Stools difficult to pass
  • Constipation
  • Men:
    Spermatorrhea
  • Women:
    Irregular menses or
    Scanty menses or
    Amenorrhea
    Vaginal discharge
  • Urinary frequency
  • Urinary urgency
  • Painful urination or
  • Continuous dripping of urine or
  • Sudden interruption to the urinary stream
  • Turbid urine or
  • Bladder:
    Hematuria
    Obstruction of the flow
  • Kidney:
    Slightly bloody urine
    Enlarged Kidney
  • Ureter:
    Slightly bloody urine
  • Urethra:
    Pain in the penis
  • Sand and stones in the urine
  • In Damp-Heat Pouring Downward there may also be:
    Fever
    Thirst
    Dry mouth
    Low back pain
  • In Damp-Heat Crystallizes in Urinary Bladder there may also be:
    Colicky pain in the low back, possibly radiating to the groin
  • T: Red or Normal
  • C: Yellow or Yellow and sticky
  • P: Slippery and rapid or Deep and wiry or Rolling or Thready and rapid or Deep, thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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MODIFICATIONS