Three Sweats Decoction

Three Sweats Decoction,For dry blood consumption.

Formulas Name : Three Sweats Decoction

Chinese Name : 三汗煎

Drug Formulation

3 qian of safflower, 3 qian of peach kernels, 3 qian of fresh ginger, 7 red dates, 1 fen of musk, and 3 scallion whites.

Source

From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3, citing a formula by Wang Yongguang.

Benefits

For dry blood consumption.

Instructions for Use

Place half a jin of yellow wine in a sand pot and simmer over low heat for the duration of one incense stick; take while warm. After the first dose, sweating will occur in the upper jiao; after the second dose, in the middle jiao; and after the third dose, in the lower jiao—at which point the patient will be cured. If no sweating occurs after all three doses, the disease is incurable.

Three Sweats Decoction,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3, citing a formula by Wang Yongguang.,For dry blood consumption.

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