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Bao Zhen Tang Zi Yin Jiang Huo Tang

	Bao Zhen Tang Bao Zhen Tang	Zi Yin Jiang Huo Tang 滋阴降火汤 · Zi Yin Jiang Huo Tang
Energetics (dose-weighted)
Net nature	Net slightly cool (-0.28) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 30%, cool 14%, neutral 10%, warm 46%. Pairs warm and cool. 46% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 44% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story. Small but decisive: Sheng Di Huang 9g (cold, 7% of the grams), Tian Men Dong 6g (cold, 5% of the grams), Di Gu Pi 6g (cold, 5% of the grams), Mai Men Dong 6g (cold, 5% of the grams), Huang Bai 6g (cold, 5% of the grams), Zhi Mu 6g (cold, 5% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.	Net slightly cool (-0.57) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 36%, cool 22%, neutral 5%, warm 37%. Pairs warm and cool. 37% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 58% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story. Small but decisive: Tian Men Dong 3g (cold, 10% of the grams), Mai Men Dong 3g (cold, 10% of the grams), Sheng Di Huang 2.4g (cold, 8% of the grams), Zhi Mu 1.5g (cold, 5% of the grams), Huang Bai 1.5g (cold, 5% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste	pungent 9% sweet 46% sour 7% bitter 32% bland 6% From 100% of the weighed grams.	pungent 9% sweet 41% sour 11% bitter 40% From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached	Spleen 54% Lung 51% Kidney 47% Heart 40% Liver 39% Stomach 23% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.	Spleen 64% Liver 51% Kidney 36% Lung 35% Heart 33% Stomach 29% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Left out	2 not profiled, 2 not weighed	None
Composition
Chief herbs	—	Dang Gui Bai Shao Shu Di Huang Tian Men Dong Mai Men Dong Sheng Di Huang
Herbs	22	11
Total weight	130.5 g	31.5 g
Source
Classical source	Shi Yao Shen Shu	Wan Bing Hui Chun
Dynasty	—	—

Energetics are dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels; herbs without a record are left out, never counted as neutral, and a net nature is withheld when its chief herb has none. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose — a net figure summarises the mix, it doesn't judge it.

Educational reference only — not medical advice. Blank cells mean nothing is recorded, not that a property is absent.