San Jia Fu Mai Tang 三家复脉汤
Three Shell Restore the Pulse Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian)

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Zhi Gan Cao (fried Licorice)

Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia)

Rehmannia glutinosa

Bai Shao (Chinese Peony)

Paeonia lactiflora

18 grams ea.

Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon)

Ophiopogonis japonicum

15 grams

Huo Ma Ren (Cannabis seed)

Cannabis sativa

E Jiao (Donkey Hide Gelatin)

Equs asini gelatinum

9 grams ea.

Mu Li (Oyster shell)

Concha Ostrea

15 grams

Bie Jia (Soft-shlled Turtle shell)

Trionyx sinensis

24 grams

Gui Ban (Turtle Shell)

Chinemys reevesii

30 grams

Preparation:

Decoction

Function:

Nourishes Yin, Settles Wind, Restores the Pulse

Use:

Blood and Yin deficiency with Internal Wind, marked by dry mouth, deep Red, dry tongue with a rapid and weak pulse.
1. Spasms
2. Convulsions
3. Parkinson’s Disease
4. Vertigo
5. Dizziness
6. Tinnitus
7. Late stage Encephalitis or Meningitis

Dose:

The above is taken over the course of the day in three equal doses.

Cautions:

1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Caution in weak Spleen (digestion) with loose stool.

Modifications:


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