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Sanxiao Decoction

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Sanxiao Decoction,Dry heat in the lungs and stomach, wasting of muscles, limbs appearing as if carved away, flaking skin, and thirst with a desire to drink water.

Formulas Name : Sanxiao Decoction

Chinese Name : 散消汤

Drug Formulation

1 liang Ophiopogon tuber, 2 liang Scrophularia root, 1 qian Bupleurum root.

Source

From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.

Benefits

Dry heat in the lungs and stomach, wasting of muscles, limbs appearing as if carved away, flaking skin, and thirst with a desire to drink water.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. After 4 doses, thirst subsides; after 8 doses, the skin and limbs become moist; after 20 doses, wasting ceases.

Sanxiao Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.,Dry heat in the lungs and stomach, wasting of muscles, limbs appearing as if carved away, flaking skin, and thirst with a desire to drink water.

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