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San Zhong Kui Jian Tang Huan Yin Jiu Ku Tang

	San Zhong Kui Jian Tang 散肿溃坚汤 · San Zhong Kui Jian Tang	Huan Yin Jiu Ku Tang Huan Yin Jiu Ku Tang
Energetics (dose-weighted)
Net nature	Net cool (-1.15) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 48%, cool 25%, neutral 22%, warm 6%. Small but decisive: Hai Zao 15g (cold, 8% of the grams), Kun Bu 15g (cold, 8% of the grams), Huang Qin 9g (cold, 5% of the grams), Huang Lian 9g (cold, 5% of the grams), Long Dan Cao 9g (cold, 5% of the grams), Zhi Mu 15g (cold, 8% of the grams), Huang Bai 15g (cold, 8% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.	Net slightly cool (-0.56) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 43%, cool 12%, neutral 4%, warm 42%. Pairs warm and cool. 42% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 55% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story. Small but decisive: Long Dan Cao 2.1g (cold, 4% of the grams), Huang Lian 3g (cold, 6% of the grams), Sheng Di Huang 4.5g (cold, 8% of the grams), Huang Bai 4.5g (cold, 8% of the grams), Huang Qin 4.5g (cold, 8% of the grams), Zhi Mu 4.5g (cold, 8% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste	pungent 13% sweet 20% sour 3% bitter 53% salty 12% From 100% of the weighed grams.	pungent 39% sweet 18% bitter 43% From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached	Stomach 57% Lung 44% Liver 43% Spleen 40% Kidney 33% Heart 24% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.	Liver 53% Gallbladder 40% Stomach 34% Spleen 34% Kidney 31% Heart 30% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Left out	None	None
Composition
Chief herbs	Hai Zao Kun Bu	—
Herbs	18	19
Total weight	181.5 g	54.2 g
Source
Classical source	Wan Bing Hui Chun	Yuan Ji Qi Wei
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.