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Three Treasures Porridge

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Three Treasures Porridge,For chronic dysentery with foul-smelling pus and blood, and a sensation of intestinal decay; also for cases accompanied by weakness and exhaustion of the lower and middle burners, and qi deficiency with slippage.

Formulas Name : Three Treasures Porridge

Chinese Name : 三宝粥

Drug Formulation

Raw Chinese yam (finely ground) 1 liang, Notoginseng (finely ground) 2 qian, crow’s eggs (shelled) 50 pieces.

Source

From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.

Benefits

For chronic dysentery with foul-smelling pus and blood, and a sensation of intestinal decay; also for cases accompanied by weakness and exhaustion of the lower and middle burners, and qi deficiency with slippage.

Instructions for Use

First, use 4 zhong of water to mix the ground Chinese yam into a porridge. Stir constantly with chopsticks while cooking; it will be ready after 1–2 boils. This yields approximately 1 large bowl of porridge, which should be used to swallow the ground Notoginseng and crow’s eggs.

Three Treasures Porridge,From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,For chronic dysentery with foul-smelling pus and blood, and a sensation of intestinal decay; also for cases accompanied by weakness and exhaustion of the lower and middle burners, and qi deficiency with slippage.

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