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Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan

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	Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang 柴胡清肝汤 · Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang	Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan 加味肾气丸 · Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
Energetics (dose-weighted)
Net nature	Net cool (-0.79) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 33%, cool 36%, neutral 6%, warm 24%. Small but decisive: Zhi Zi 4.5g (cold, 9% of the grams), Huang Qin 3g (cold, 6% of the grams), Niu Bang Zi 4.5g (cold, 9% of the grams), Sheng Di Huang 4.5g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.	Net neutral (+0.07) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 13%, cool 13%, neutral 40%, warm 20%, hot 13%. Pairs warm and cool. 33% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 27% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story. Small but decisive: Zhi Fu Zi 15g (hot, 7% of the grams), Rou Gui 15g (hot, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste	pungent 24% sweet 23% sour 5% bitter 49% From 100% of the weighed grams.	pungent 13% sweet 47% sour 13% bitter 13% bland 13% From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached	Heart 55% Liver 52% Lung 49% Spleen 30% Stomach 27% Gallbladder 21% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.	Kidney 100% Liver 67% Lung 40% Spleen 40% Heart 40% Bladder 13% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Left out	None	None
Composition
Chief herbs	Chai Hu Zhi Zi	—
Herbs	12	9
Total weight	49.5 g	225.0 g
Source
Classical source	Yi Zang Jin Jian	Ji Sheng Fang
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.