Description
San Pin Yi Tiao Qiang (Three-Shot Gun Drug Stick), from Orthodox Lineage of External Medicine (Wai Ke Zheng Zong).
Actions: Eliminate and erode putridity. Indicated for the treatment of scrofula, hemorrhoids, anal fistula, furuncles (boils), carbuncle of the back, and cerebral carbuncle with slough but difficult to diminish, or sinus tract and fistula
Indications: It is extremely poisonous, and only for external use, not for oral use. A maximum dose applied on the local affected area must be not more than 0.8 g
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 861–873.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pi Shuang
as printed: Arsenicum Sublimatum (pi shuang) 45 g
|
45g | 38.86% | — | |
|
Ming Fan
as printed: Alumen (ming fan) 60 g
|
60g | 51.81% | — | |
|
Xiong Huang
as printed: Realgar (xiong huang) 7.2 g
|
7.2g | 6.22% | — | |
|
Ru Xiang
as printed: Olibanum (ru xiang) 3.6 g
|
3.6g | 3.11% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net cool (-0.94)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 52%, neutral 39%, warm 9%.
Taste
- pungent 24%
- sour 71%
- bitter 5%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 100%
- Spleen 94%
- Lung 91%
- Large intestine 58%
- Stomach 6%
- Heart 3%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Grind Alumen ( ming fan ) and Arsenicum Sublimatum ( pi shuang ) into fine powder, put into a gallipot, calcine until no blue smoke and white smoke occurs for a while, place for 24 h, take out, grind again, add Realgar ( xiong huang ), and Olibanum ( ru xiang ), then grind into fine powder, mix with thick rice paste, twist into thready strips, dry in the shade, and insert it into the affected area
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