San Miao Wan 三妙丸
Three Marvel Pill

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

* Cang Zhu and Huang Bai are both stir-fried until yellowed and slightly scorched.

Preparation:

Powder and form pills.

Function:

Clears Damp Heat, relieves Swelling and Pain

Use:

Fatigue, poor appetite, yellow tongue coat, bad taste, scanty dark urine
1. itching of Eczema
2. Athletes Feet
3. Leukorrhea with yellow or foul discharge
4. Genital itching
5. Knee swelling and pain
6. Heaviness of the lower limbs
7. Lower back pain
8. Progressive lower limb Muscle Atrophy
9. Pelvic inflammatory disease
10. Arthritis in lower body with heat and swelling
11. Gout
12. Rheumatoid arthritis
13. Myasthenia gravis

Dose:

6–9 grams, 2 or 3 times daily with warm water

Cautions:

Use cautiously during Pregnancy

Modifications:

1. Remove Niu Xi and it becomes Er Miao San which is used for Damp Heat in the lower body, but without the focus on the legs.
2. Add Coix (Yi Yi Ren) and is becomes Si Miao San which is stronger for Damp.

Similar Formulas:

This is Er Miao San with Chuan Niu Xi added.

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