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Qin Lian Ju Ru Tang Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang

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	Qin Lian Ju Ru Tang Qin Lian Ju Ru Tang	Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang 黄连温胆汤 · Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
Energetics (dose-weighted)
Net nature	Net slightly cool (-0.63) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 26%, cool 44%, warm 26%, hot 4%. Pairs warm and cool. 30% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 70% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story. Small but decisive: Huang Lian 3g (cold, 4% of the grams), Wu Zhu Yu 3g (hot, 4% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.	Net neutral (-0.06) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 6%, cool 35%, neutral 19%, warm 40%. Pairs warm and cool. 40% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 40% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story. Small but decisive: Huang Lian 3g (cold, 6% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste	pungent 20% sweet 30% sour 7% bitter 43% From 100% of the weighed grams.	pungent 35% sweet 32% sour 6% bitter 23% bland 5% From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached	Lung 63% Stomach 59% Spleen 59% Heart 41% Gallbladder 30% Liver 22% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.	Spleen 83% Lung 77% Stomach 67% Heart 42% Large intestine 23% Gallbladder 23% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Left out	None	None
Composition
Chief herbs	—	—
Herbs	9	7
Total weight	81.0 g	52.0 g
Source
Classical source	Shang Hai Di Yi Yi Xue Yuan Fang	Liu Yin Tiao Bian
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.