Compare Formulas
Put up to 4 formulas side by side — dose-weighted nature, taste balance and channel reach, with the composition behind them.
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六味地黄丸 · Liu Wei Di Huang Wan |
八味地黄丸 · Ba Wei Di Huang Wan |
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| Energetics (dose-weighted) | ||
| Net nature |
Net neutral (+0.12) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 12%, cool 12%, neutral 28%, warm 48%. |
Net slightly warm (+0.26) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 11%, cool 11%, neutral 26%, warm 44%, hot 7%. Small but decisive: Zhi Fu Zi 3g (hot, 4% of the grams), Rou Gui 3g (hot, 4% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for. |
| Taste |
From 100% of the weighed grams. |
From 100% of the weighed grams. |
| Channels reached |
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams. |
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams. |
| Left out | None | None |
| Composition | ||
| Chief herbs |
Shu Di Huang
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Shu Di Huang
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| Herbs | 6 | 8 |
| Total weight | 75.0 g | 81.0 g |
| Source | ||
| Classical source | Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue | Jin Gui Yao Lue |
| 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.