Three-Gold Lin Decoction (Tea)

Internal medicineUrethritisLin syndrome (dysuria)Stone linTea

Ingredients

  • Lygodium spores (haijinsha) 15 g
  • Desmodium / gold coin grass (jinqiancao) 15 g
  • Chicken gizzard lining (jineijin) 10 g
  • Corn silk 30 g

Principle

Lygodium and gold coin grass clear heat–damp and expel stones; chicken gizzard lining resolves food stagnation and frees lin; corn silk diuresis. Clears heat–damp, expels stones (syndrome differentiation required). Foshan TCM Hospital nephrology recommendation.

Effects & uses

For stone lin (urinary stones): scant yellow painful urination, sandy sediment, occasional blood threads, with back pain (syndrome differentiation required). Colic or large stones need medical care.

Method

  1. Rinse herbs; wrap lygodium in cloth; decoct, boil then simmer ~20 minutes.

How to use

  • Drink as tea substitute.

Caution

Use cautiously in pregnancy. Not a substitute for medication or lithotripsy.

Source

Life Times; Foshan TCM Hospital nephrology. Pending manual verification.

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