Description
San Ren Wu Zi Tang (Three-Kernel and Five-Seed Decoction), from Formulas to Aid the Living (Ji Sheng Fang).
Actions: Tonify the kidney and supplement essence, supplement the heart and nourish the blood
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of blurred vision and night blindness with a pattern of kidney qi deficiency and heart blood depletion, accompanied by visual deterioration, dim eyesight, loss of vision, night blindness, sluggishness of vision, insomnia, yellow, dry and withered hair, walk retardation, retarded dentition, vexation and agitation, night sweating, red tongue with slight coating, and thready pulse
Category: Formulas that Supplement Yin.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 591–598.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bai Zi Ren
as printed: Semen Platycladi (bai zi ren)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Yi Yi Ren
as printed: Semen Coicis (yi yi ren)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Suan Zao Ren
as printed: Semen Ziziphi Spinosae (suan zao ren)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Wu Wei Zi
as printed: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (wu wei zi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Tu Si Zi
as printed: Semen Cuscutae (tu si zi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Gou Qi Zi
as printed: Fructus Lycii (gou qi zi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Fu Pen Zi
as printed: Fructus Rubi (fu pen zi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Che Qian Zi
as printed: Semen Plantaginis (che qian zi)
|
g | — | — | |
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Rou Cong Rong
as printed: Herba Cistanches (rou cong rong)
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g | — | — | |
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Shu Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (shu di huang)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling)
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g | — | — | |
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Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui)
|
g | — | — | |
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Chen Xiang
as printed: Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum (chen xiang)
|
g | — | — |
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into powder, mix with honey and make into pills, and take 10 g each time with salt soup; or decoct the ingredients with each 10 g with water and Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum ( chen xiang ) 1.5 g for oral use
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan + Zhu Jing Wan + Bai Zi Ren, Chen Xiang, Dang Gui, Fu Ling, Rou Cong Rong, Suan Zao Ren and Yi Yi Ren
- This formula = Zhu Jing Wan + Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan + Bai Zi Ren, Chen Xiang, Dang Gui, Fu Ling, Rou Cong Rong, Suan Zao Ren and Yi Yi Ren
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