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Three Transformations Decoction
三化汤 〔三化湯〕 sān huà tāng
Source: Yī Xué Fā Ming 医学发明
Ingredients
- Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb)
- Hòu pò (厚朴 Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, officinal magnolia bark)
- Zhǐ shí (枳实 Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, unripe bitter orange)
- Qiāng huó (羌活 Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, notopterygium [root])
Actions: Frees the stool and dispels wind.
Indications: Wind stroke with external channel signs (hemiplegia, deviated eyes and mouth etc.) and internal signs as constipation with dry stool, and glomus and fullness in the stomach duct and abdomen.
Similar: Dà chéng qì tāng (大承气汤 Major Qì-Coordinating Decoction)
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