Formulas · Transform Dampness 化濕 · Onbyeongjobyeon (溫病條辨)

Three Seeds Decoction

Samin-tang

한글 삼인탕 · Pinyin San Ren Tang

三仁湯

Composition 構成

Uiiin Yi Yi Ren
薏苡仁 의이인 · Coix Seed

8 g
Chief 君
Haengin Xing Ren
杏仁 행인 · Apricot Kernel

6 g
Chief 君
Baekdugu Bai Dou Kou
白豆蔻 백두구 · Round Cardamom

4 g
Chief 君
Hwalseok Hua Shi
滑石 활석 · Talc

8 g
Deputy 臣
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

6 g
Deputy 臣
Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

4 g
Deputy 臣
Tongcho Tong Cao
通草 통초 · Tetrapanax Pith

4 g
Assistant 佐
Jukyeop Zhu Ye
竹葉 죽엽 · Bamboo Leaf

4 g
Assistant 佐

Total 44 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

Diffuses disperses and drains dampness through three burners at once
Clears damp-warmth where dampness predominates

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Damp-warmth in the Qi level with heaviness and low fever
Afternoon fever with a heavy wrapped-head sensation
Chest oppression with no appetite and a white greasy tongue coat

Biomedical correlates

Lingering low-grade febrile illness with fatigue
Damp-heat malaise in humid climates
Post-infectious heaviness and brain fog

Clinical commentary 臨床

Three seeds working three levels — apricot opening the Lung above, cardamom loosening the middle, coix draining below. The definitive lesson in treating dampness by restoring movement rather than attacking, and a formula that feels made for humid-summer malaise. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.