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Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang Nian Tong Tang

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	Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang 当归拈痛汤 · Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang	Nian Tong Tang 拈痛汤 · Nian Tong Tang
Energetics (dose-weighted)
Net nature	Net slightly cool (-0.33) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 25%, cool 20%, neutral 18%, warm 37%. Pairs warm and cool. 37% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 45% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story. Small but decisive: Huang Qin 9g (cold, 7% of the grams), Ku Shen 6g (cold, 5% of the grams), Zhi Mu 9g (cold, 7% of the grams), Ze Xie 9g (cold, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.	Net neutral (-0.21) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 21%, cool 19%, neutral 19%, warm 41%. Pairs warm and cool. 41% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 41% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story. Small but decisive: Zhi Mu 9g (cold, 7% of the grams), Ze Xie 9g (cold, 7% of the grams), Huang Qin 3g (cold, 2% of the grams), Ku Shen 6g (cold, 5% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste	pungent 25% sweet 37% bitter 32% bland 7% From 100% of the weighed grams.	pungent 26% sweet 37% bitter 30% bland 7% From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached	Spleen 64% Stomach 57% Kidney 36% Lung 34% Heart 34% Liver 34% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.	Spleen 62% Stomach 55% Kidney 38% Liver 38% Heart 31% Lung 29% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Left out	None	None
Composition
Chief herbs	Qiang Huo Yin Chen	—
Herbs	15	15
Total weight	133.5 g	126.0 g
Source
Classical source	Lan Shi Mi Cang	Yi Xue Qi Yuan
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.