san miao wan

Three-Marvel Pill

About san miao wan

San Miao Wan, Three-Marvel Pill, is Huang Bai, Cang Zhu and Huai Niu Xi — Er Miao San with a third herb. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that clear Damp-Heat, and records it as clearing Heat, drying Dampness and strengthening the sinews and bones.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
huang bai120 g
cang zhu180 g
huai niu xi60 g

Actions and indications

Clears Heat and dries Dampness

  • Lower Jiao Damp-Heat
  • Joints that are red, hot, swollen and painful
  • Numb, painful legs and burning feet
  • Sores on the lower legs from Damp
  • Thick yellow vaginal discharge with a foul smell
  • Urine scanty and yellow
  • Tongue pink and possibly swollen with a greasy yellow coat; pulse rapid

Strengthens the sinews and bones

  • Liver and Kidney deficiency leaving the bones and sinews weak
  • Weak, aching lower back; weak or wasting legs

Modern uses

  • Rheumatism
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Rheumatic arthritis
  • Arthralgia
  • Gout
  • Hip pain
  • Beriberi
  • Numbness and paresthesia
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
  • Vaginitis
  • Cervicitis
  • Foul, thick yellow leukorrhea
  • Premenstrual breast distention
  • Fibrocystic breast disease
  • Rashes
  • Eczema

Symptoms

Modifications

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Names

Pinyinsan miao wan
English NameThree-Marvel Pill

Classification

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