San Huang Xie Xin Tang 三黄泻心汤
Three Yellow Drain the Epigastrium Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Shang Han Lun (c. 220 CE)

Preparation:

Boil in 3 cups of water down to 1 cup.

Function:

Clears Heat, Purges Fire, Clears Toxin, Dries Damp, Stops Bleeding

Use:

Damp-Heat accumulating in the Upper, Middle or Lower Abdomen, with Fever, Irritability, red face and eyes, a red tongue and a yellow, greasy coat and a rapid pulse.
1. Coughing or Spitting Blood
2. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
3. Blood in Urine
4. Uterine Bleeding
5. Bleeding Hemorrhoids
6. Cholecystitis
7. Gastritis
8. Hepatitis
9. Dysentery
10. Carbuncles, Furuncles, Toxic Sores, Abscesses
11. Conjunctivitis
12. Herpes Zoster
13. Trigeminal Neuralgia
14. Hypertension
15. Mental Instability with Restlessness, Insomnia
16. Schizophrenia, Mania

Dose:

Drink the above decoction in one dose.

Cautions:

1. Only used for strong Heat or Damp-Heat conditions
2. Not used long-term. Stop use once strong Heat has been abated.
3. Not used during Pregnancy or Breastfeeding

Modifications:

1. To increase its strength, add Phellodendron Huang Bai and Gardenia Zhi Zi.
2. Bleeding from Blood Heat, add Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang and Paeonia Mu Dan Pi
3. Toxic Sores or Abscesses, add Lonicera Jin Yin Hua and Forsythia Lian Qiao
4. Acid Reflux, add Cuttlefish bone (Hai Piao Xiao), Dandelion (Pu Gong Ying) and Immature Orange (Zhi Shi)
5. Jaundice, add Artemisia Yin Chen Hao and Gardenia Zhi Zi
6. Trigeminal Neuralgia, add Scorpion (Quan Xie) and Centipede (Wu Gong)

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