san wu bei ji wan

Three Substance Pill for Emergencies

About san wu bei ji wan

San Wu Bei Ji Wan, Three Substance Pill for Emergencies, is Ba Dou, Gan Jiang and Da Huang. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that warm Yang and guide out accumulation, and records it as purging Cold accumulation drastically and easing pain.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
ba dou30 g
gan jiang30 g
da huang30 g

Actions and indications

Drastically purges Cold accumulation

  • Sudden, emergency-level blockage of the Stomach and Intestines by excess Cold, brought on by cold food or an abrupt Cold attack
  • Sudden, violent pain and distention of the epigastrium and abdomen, piercing as if with an awl, the abdomen rigid
  • No bowel movement at all, unable to eat or drink, and scanty urine
  • Stabbing chest pain with rough, rapid or laboured breathing, or asthma
  • Cold limbs and a pale or cyanotic face
  • In severe cases lockjaw or loss of consciousness
  • Tongue bluish-purple with a white or white slippery coat; pulse deep and tight, or deep and slow

Alleviates pain

  • Severe abdominal pain from Cold accumulation

Modern uses

  • Intestinal obstruction, including acute simple obstruction
  • Post-operative adhesions
  • Recalcitrant constipation
  • Food poisoning, acute cold-type
  • Acute cholecystitis
  • Acute appendicitis
  • Ascites
  • Cirrhosis of the liver
  • Liver cancer
  • Sudden syncope
  • Lockjaw

Symptoms

Cautions

Preparation

The three herbs, with Ba Dou defatted, are ground to a fine powder and taken as powder or made into small honey pills

Names

Pinyinsan wu bei ji wan
English NameThree Substance Pill for Emergencies

Classification

Category
Warm Yang and Guide out Accumulation