Dza ti gsum thang ཛ་ཏི་གསུམ་ཐང་
Nutmeg 3 Decoction
Also called Tsan dan gsum thang ཙན་དན་ གསུམ་ ཐང་
San Wei Tan Xiang Tang (TCM)
Sandalwood 3 Decoction
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
|
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Pterocarpus santalinus | ||
|
Myristica fragrans | ||
|
Choerospondias axillaris |
equal parts |
* Some versions order White Sandalwood; some versions order an equal amount of both Red and White Sandalwood
Preparation:
Prepare a coarse powder to be used to make a decoction.
Function:
Clears Heart Fire, Settles Wind, Regulates Heart
Use:
1. Heart Disease
2. Heart Fire
3. Wind and Heart affecting the Heart with Palpitation and Arrhythmias
4. Angina Pectoria
5. Excitement from excess Heat affecting Heart and Mind.
6. Depression associated with the Heart
7. Oppression and pain of the Chest
8. Stabbing pain in the upper part of the Body
9. Burning feeling in the Upper Back and Chest.
Dose:
Prepare a decoction (1 in 8) and have a small cupful 2–3 times daily.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Another version uses half part each of Red and White Sandalwood instead of 1 part Red Sandalwood, and uses a double part of Choerospondias.
2. Another version uses Nutmeg (25 parts), Choerospondias and Caraway (30 parts each). It is specifically for Stabbing pain in the Heart from rLung (Wind).
1. Tsantan Sumtang, a traditional Tibetan medicine, protects pulmonary vascular endothelial function of hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension rats through AKT/eNOS signaling pathway
2. Tsantan Sumtang attenuated chronic hypoxia-induced right ventricular structure remodeling and fibrosis by equilibrating local ACE-AngII-AT1R/ACE2-Ang1-7-Mas axis in rat.
3. Tsantan Sumtang Alleviates Chronic Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension by Inhibiting Proliferation of Pulmonary Vascular Cells.
4. Screening of bioactive ingredients of Tsantan Sumtang in ameliorating H9c2 cells injury.
5. Sanwei sandalwood decoction ameliorates acute ischemia reperfusion injury in rats by modulating myocyte electrophysiological characteristics
6. Validation of efficacy and mechanism of Sanwei-Tanxiang powder in improving myocardial ischemia reperfusion injuries
7. Potential mechanism exploration of San Wei Tan Xiang capsule for depression treatment by network pharmacology and molecular docking
8. The antioxidative effect of Sanwei Tanxiang powder on rats’ hearts against myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury
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This formula is known both as Nutmeg 3 Decoction and Sandalwood 3 Decoction. Under the first name is generally listed Red Sandalwood, or equal parts of Red and White Sandalwood. Under the second name is generally listed White Sandalwood.