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Three-Bean Decoction (Powder)

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Three-Bean Decoction (Powder),For smallpox, epidemic diseases, and smallpox with internal heat and restlessness.

Formulas Name : Three-Bean Decoction (Powder)

Chinese Name : 三豆饮子

Drug Formulation

1 sheng of adzuki beans, 1 sheng of black beans, 1 sheng of mung beans, and 1 liang of licorice.

Source

*Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 4.

Benefits

For smallpox, epidemic diseases, and smallpox with internal heat and restlessness.

Instructions for Use

Rinse thoroughly, then boil in 8 liters of water until tender. Consume the beans and drink the broth daily on an empty stomach for 7 days, and the disease will never recur. Taking this remedy in advance will prevent the onset of the disease.

Three-Bean Decoction (Powder),*Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 4.,For smallpox, epidemic diseases, and smallpox with internal heat and restlessness.

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