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San Jin Tang

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三金汤 (Three-Gold Decoction)

Source: Differential Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine (1984)

Last updated October 1, 2026

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Description

San Jin Tang (Three-Gold Decoction), from Differential Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine (1984).

Associated formula of Ba Zheng San.

Actions: Promotes urination; Expels stones

Indications: Urgent, burning, painful urination, anuria, or oliguria due to urinary tract stones.

Pattern: Lower-burner damp-heat with stony painful urinary dribbling

Usage: For stony painful urinary dribbling; from Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai.

Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Expel Dampness.

Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 716.

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75% 50% Closer to the centre = stronger match · thicker line = more shared herbs — hover a formula for details 59% Liu Shen San 3 shared Liu Shen San 59% match · 3 of 6 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Bai Zhu, Huang Qi 57% Yu Ping Feng San 2 shared Yu Ping Feng San 57% match · 2 of 3 herbs shared Shares: Bai Zhu, Huang Qi 55% Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang 3 shared Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang 55% match · 3 of 8 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Bai Zhu, Huang Qi 49% Fang Ji Fu Ling Tang 3 shared Fang Ji Fu Ling Tang 49% match · 3 of 5 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Huang Qi, Han Fang Ji 48% Yin Chen Zhu Fu Tang 2 shared Yin Chen Zhu Fu Tang 48% match · 2 of 6 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Bai Zhu 46% Tai Shan Pan Shi San 3 shared Tai Shan Pan Shi San 46% match · 3 of 12 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Bai Zhu, Huang Qi 45% Bao Yuan Tang 2 shared Bao Yuan Tang 45% match · 2 of 4 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Huang Qi 45% Huang Qi Dang Gui San 3 shared Huang Qi Dang Gui San 45% match · 3 of 8 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Bai Zhu, Huang Qi San Jin Tang

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Match score combines dosage-weighted composition (cosine, 70%) with shared-herb overlap (Jaccard, 30%).

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