Sanxiao Pills

Sanxiao Pills,Ten Types of Water-Related Disorders.

Formulas Name : Sanxiao Pills

Chinese Name : 三消丸

Drug Formulation

Puxiao (blue-white in color, refined and cooked) 2 liang, Mangxiao (blue-white in color) 1 liang, Xiaoshi (blue-white in color; when burned, it turns golden) 1 liang (grind the above two ingredients together until extremely fine), Rhino Horn (chipped) 1 liang,Pepper Seeds (lightly roasted) 1 liang (pounded and sifted into a fine powder; combined with the “Three Xiao” ingredients and ground again until uniform), She-poppy (roasted on paper) 1 liang, Belladonna (roasted) 1 liang, Apricot Kernels (peeled, tips removed, double kernels, roasted) 2 liang (the above three ingredients should be ground into a separate powder, then combined with the other ingredients and pounded 1,000 times).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.

Processing

Take the above herbs and combine them with 11 jujubes, which have been boiled until tender, peeled, and pitted, then stir-fried until all moisture is removed. Mix into a paste; if the mixture is too stiff, add a small amount of cooked honey. Pound with a pestle 1,000 times to form pills the size of small beans.

Benefits

Ten Types of Water-Related Disorders.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with ginger decoction; gradually increase the dose to 30 pills. Stop once bowel movements resume.

Note

Avoid exposure to cold and frost; do not wear thin clothing or be exposed to wind and cold; even in summer, one should stay warm. Do not overeat; avoid salty or hard-to-digest foods; abstain from salt for one year. Only consume glutinous rice, millet, scallions, Chinese chives, ginger, and tangerine peel. Avoid extreme emotions such as grief, joy, or anxiety. Additionally, one must not engage in activities such as childbirth or strenuous labor.

Sanxiao Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.,Ten Types of Water-Related Disorders.

More Herbs Formulas

Mangosteen Vinegar Tincture

Mangosteen Vinegar Tincture,*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.,Neurodermatitis (chronic tinea), pruritus (urticaria).

Anise and Gypsum Powder

Anise and Gypsum Powder,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.,For bladder heat with obstruction.

Rhubarb Life-Saving Pill

Rhubarb Life-Saving Pill,*New Book on Child Care*, Volume 11.,For epidemic diseases occurring during seasonal outbreaks.

Bone-Nourishing Pills

Bone-Nourishing Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.,For exhaustion and weakness of the lower jiao.

Qing Tuo Decoction

Qing Tuo Decoction,From *Hui Chun*, Volume 4.,For those who spit blood—a condition originating from the kidneys, where fresh blood is expelled with saliva.

Sichuan Pepper and Ginger Barley Decoction

Sichuan Pepper and Ginger Barley Decoction,*Selected Essentials of Medicine*, Volume 2.,Grain-induced fatigue with inability to eat. Lethargy and a tendency to lie down; a sensation of heaviness and restlessness in the limbs; abdominal distension with frequent hunger but inability to eat; symptoms recur after eating due to stagnation of the energy of grains.

Qianghuo Dampness-Removing Decoction

Qianghuo Dampness-Removing Decoction,From *Collected Explanations of Medical Formulas*.,Wind and dampness combine, causing pain throughout the entire body.

Gardenia Wine

Gardenia Wine,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 195.,Jaundice.

Musk Pills for Malnutrition-Related Eye Disorders

Musk Pills for Malnutrition-Related Eye Disorders,From *Yifang Leiju*, Vol. 190, citing *Xiu Yue Lu Ban Jing*.,For malnutrition.

Fetal Cleansing Powder

Fetal Cleansing Powder,*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 29.,For a stillbirth in utero accompanied by unrelenting pain, a sensation of heaviness and sinking in the lower abdomen, and a tight, fine pulse.

Enhanced Gua Di Powder

Enhanced Gua Di Powder,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 39.,Poisoning from eating pufferfish.

Miraculous and Effective Formula

Miraculous and Effective Formula,Formula by Zhu Yuanti, cited in Volume 2 of *Collected Proven Effective Formulas*.,For jaundice.

Cold Water Stone Porridge

Cold Water Stone Porridge,From *Shenghui*, Volume 96.,Restlessness and heat beneath the heart, excessive thirst, and a dazed state.

Life-Saving Chopstick-Tip Powder

Life-Saving Chopstick-Tip Powder,From *Shenghui*, cited in Volume 3 of *Xiu Zhen*.,For acute laryngeal obstruction, with swelling, pain, and blockage of the throat preventing the passage of breath, threatening death.

Decoction for Restoring Yang and Softening Hardened Masses

Decoction for Restoring Yang and Softening Hardened Masses,From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.,For chest abscesses, axillary abscesses, and all cases of yin-type abscesses characterized by swollen, hard, and nodular masses without changes in the surface skin.

White Jade Toad Ointment

White Jade Toad Ointment,From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.,For wind-induced disorders characterized by swollen lumps or sores on the hands, feet, and throughout the body, or by coldness and numbness.

Decoction for the Concurrent Treatment of Yin and Yang

Decoction for the Concurrent Treatment of Yin and Yang,*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.,Yang deficiency complicated by Yin deficiency, with chills and fever that are more severe during the day than at night.

Ganru Powder

Ganru Powder,From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 9), citing *Hui Yan Guan Zheng*.,Chronic convulsions.

Da Fu Pills

Da Fu Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 63.,Indicated for phlegm-induced masses, sour regurgitation with froth, undigested food and drink, and abdominal distension with counterflow of qi.

Stomach-Clearing and Stagnation-Resolving Decoction

Stomach-Clearing and Stagnation-Resolving Decoction,From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.,Epidemic Fever. No headache or body aches; no aversion to cold; isolated fever; spontaneous sweating and thirst—these are symptoms indicating no exterior pathogen. The stagnation is entirely confined to the Yangming channel, and the pulse is soft and not rapid.

Cinnabar and Mercury Decoction

Cinnabar and Mercury Decoction,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.,Water retention.

Stasis-Resolving and Stomach-Clearing Decoction

Stasis-Resolving and Stomach-Clearing Decoction,*Huiyue*, Volume 15.,Indicated for cases where stagnant blood affects the stomach, presenting with a stringy and涩 pulse, no aversion to food, and vomiting accompanied by a strong metallic or bloody odor.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Relieving Stagnation

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Relieving Stagnation,From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,For warm diseases where the Taiyin stage has not yet resolved and is gradually progressing into the Yangming stage. The patient has a constitutional deficiency of stomach yin; the Yangming “fu” syndrome is not yet fully established, but the patient already experiences … Read more

Carp Paste

Carp Paste,From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.,For edema affecting the heart, causing restlessness and agitation.

Coptis and Wu Ling Powder

Coptis and Wu Ling Powder,From *Records of Smallpox and Measles by Ren Duan*, Volume 11.,For internal heat, or foul-smelling diarrhea caused by indigestion, with heat in the palms and soles, red and scanty urine, and smallpox lesions that are red, cracked, and inflamed.