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Put up to 4 formulas side by side — dose-weighted nature, taste balance and channel reach, with the composition behind them.

Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang

清燥救肺汤 · Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang

麻黄杏仁甘草石膏汤 · Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang

Energetics (dose-weighted)
Net nature
Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot

Net cool (-1.10)

From 100% of the weighed grams.

cold cool neutral warm

Grams by band: cold 57%, cool 9%, neutral 24%, warm 11%.

Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot

Net slightly cool (-0.58)

From 100% of the weighed grams.

cold neutral warm

Grams by band: cold 47%, neutral 16%, warm 37%.

Pairs warm and cool. 37% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 47% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.

Taste
pungent sweet bitter
  • pungent 11%
  • sweet 55%
  • bitter 35%

From 100% of the weighed grams.

pungent sweet bitter
  • pungent 30%
  • sweet 40%
  • bitter 30%

From 100% of the weighed grams.

Channels reached
  • Lung 92%
  • Stomach 48%
  • Liver 41%
  • Spleen 24%
  • Heart 24%
  • Kidney 21%

Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.

  • Lung 100%
  • Stomach 63%
  • Large intestine 24%
  • Spleen 16%
  • Heart 16%

Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.

Left out None None
Composition
Chief herbs
Sang Ye
Ma Huang Shi Gao
Herbs 9 4
Total weight 35.5 g 38.0 g
Source
Classical source Yi Men Fa Lü Shang Han Lun
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.