三仁汤

• Tongue: White greasy or slightly yellow greasy coating.
• Pulse: Soggy (ru) pulse.

4. Granule conversion and dose

Calculation of the total raw herb weight of the original formula:

Ku Xing Ren (bitter apricot kernel) 15g + Bai Kou Ren (white cardamom) 6g + Yi Yi Ren (coix seed) 18g + Ban Xia (pinellia rhizome) 15g + Hou Po (magnolia bark) 6g + Tong Cao (ricepaper pith) 6g + Hua Shi (talc) 18g + Zhu Ye (bamboo leaf) 6g = 90 g.

Conversion to 5:1 granules:

90 g raw herbs ÷ 5 = 18 g granules.

Recommended dosage and method of administration:

• Standard adult daily dose: The classical decoction is typically taken as one dose daily, divided into two warm doses.
• Converted to ProCare Herbs granules:

o Total daily dose is 18 g of granules.

o Taken in three doses: 6 g per dose, 3 times daily.

• Recommended to be taken after meals. The original formula emphasizes that decoction time should not be too long, in order to preserve its "light, clear, diffusing and penetrating" property; ProCare Herbs granules have already been optimized to address this.

5. Cautions and clinical notes

• [Contraindications]:
  1. This formula is indicated for patterns in which dampness predominates over heat. It should not be used alone where heat predominates over dampness, manifesting as high fever, thirst, red tongue with yellow coating.
  2. Use with caution in cases of yin deficiency with fluid depletion.
• [Key points of decoction method]: The original formula emphasizes decocting with "sweet dew water" (gan lan shui), intended to take advantage of its light, upward-floating nature so as not to reinforce water-dampness. Although this is not commonly practiced today, it reflects the original intent of the formula's design — to lightly diffuse and penetrate.
• Modern applications: This formula is widely used for typhoid fever, acute gastroenteritis, pyelonephritis, brucellosis, and summer-autumn common cold, in cases where the pattern is dampness predominating over heat, diffusely affecting the three burners.
• Duration of use: This formula is designed to expel pathogens; it should be discontinued once the pathogen is resolved. Once dampness is eliminated and heat cleared and symptoms have resolved, use should be stopped.