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Xi Di Tou Ying Tang Lian Po Yin

	Xi Di Tou Ying Tang 犀地透营汤 · Xi Di Tou Ying Tang	Lian Po Yin 连朴饮 · Lian Po Yin
Energetics (dose-weighted)
Net nature	Net cold (-1.78) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 78%, cool 22%. Small but decisive: Zhi Zi 6g (cold, 6% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.	Net cold (-1.52) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 77%, cool 10%, warm 13%. Small but decisive: Huang Lian 3g (cold, 3% of the grams), Zhi Zi 9g (cold, 10% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste	pungent 5% sweet 68% bitter 26% bland 1% From 100% of the weighed grams.	pungent 11% sweet 68% bitter 21% From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached	Lung 82% Stomach 66% Heart 34% Kidney 18% Liver 18% Small intestine 10% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.	Lung 94% Stomach 90% Heart 16% Spleen 13% Large intestine 10% Gallbladder 3% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Left out	1 not profiled, 1 not weighed	None
Composition
Chief herbs	—	Hou Po Huang Lian
Herbs	8	7
Total weight	100.5 g	93.0 g
Source
Classical source	Selected Formulas for Warm-Heat Pathogen Diseases	Huo Luan 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.