Three Generals Pills

Three Generals Pills,For persistent beriberi with pain radiating upward and causing cramping, vomiting and wailing, beriberi affecting the heart, constipation, pain and numbness, and shortness of breath with a feeling of suffocation as if on the verge of death.

Formulas Name : Three Generals Pills

Chinese Name : 三将丸

Drug Formulation

Equal parts of Evodia fruit, Xuan wood apple, and Sichuan rhubarb.

Source

From *The Later Collection of Formulas Continuing the Easy and Simple Prescriptions*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with a paste, and form into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For persistent beriberi with pain radiating upward and causing cramping, vomiting and wailing, beriberi affecting the heart, constipation, pain and numbness, and shortness of breath with a feeling of suffocation as if on the verge of death.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with rice water; if no relief is felt, increase the dose by several pills.

Three Generals Pills,From *The Later Collection of Formulas Continuing the Easy and Simple Prescriptions*, Volume 1.,For persistent beriberi with pain radiating upward and causing cramping, vomiting and wailing, beriberi affecting the heart, constipation, pain and numbness, and shortness of breath with a feeling of suffocation as if on the verge of death.

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