Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Geumgwe Yoryak (金匱要略)
Three Yellows Heart-Draining Decoction
Samhwangsasim-tang
한글 삼황사심탕 · Pinyin San Huang Xie Xin Tang
三黃瀉心湯
Composition 構成
- Daehwang大黃 대황 · Rhubarb8 g
Chief 君 - Hwangryeon黃連 황련 · Coptis4 g
Deputy 臣 - Hwanggeum黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria4 g
Deputy 臣
Total 16 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.
Actions 效能
- Drains fire from the heat-flushed upper body
- Cools the Blood and stops heat-type bleeding
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Heat excess flushing upward with epigastric focal distention
- Nosebleed or bleeding with red face and irritability
- Constipation with agitation in robust patients
Biomedical correlates
- Nosebleeds and heat-type bleeding tendencies
- Flushing with agitation and hypertension patterns
- Acne with constipation in robust patients
Clinical commentary 臨床
Three yellows, classically steeped rather than boiled — fire drained downward so the bleeding above stops. The Geumgwe's proof that stopping bleeding sometimes means opening the bowel. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.