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Xiao Feng San Si Wu Xiao Feng San

	Xiao Feng San 消风散 · Xiao Feng San	Si Wu Xiao Feng San Si Wu Xiao Feng San
Energetics (dose-weighted)
Net nature	Net cool (-0.75) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 54%, neutral 13%, warm 33%. Pairs warm and cool. 33% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 54% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story. Small but decisive: Sheng Di Huang 3g (cold, 8% of the grams), Chan Tui 3g (cold, 8% of the grams), Zhi Mu 3g (cold, 8% of the grams), Ku Shen 3g (cold, 8% of the grams), Niu Bang Zi 3g (cold, 8% of the grams), Shi Gao 3g (cold, 8% of the grams), Mu Tong 1.5g (cold, 4% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.	Net slightly cool (-0.52) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cold 37%, cool 20%, warm 43%. Pairs warm and cool. 43% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 57% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story. Small but decisive: Bai Xian Pi 3g (cold, 8% of the grams), Chan Tui 3g (cold, 8% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste	pungent 29% sweet 38% bitter 29% salty 4% From 100% of the weighed grams.	pungent 37% sweet 28% sour 4% bitter 28% salty 4% From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached	Liver 67% Lung 46% Stomach 46% Heart 33% Spleen 29% Kidney 25% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.	Liver 93% Heart 37% Spleen 34% Kidney 28% Lung 26% Stomach 8% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Left out	None	None
Composition
Chief herbs	Fang Feng Chan Tui Jing Jie Niu Bang Zi	—
Herbs	13	10
Total weight	36.0 g	40.2 g
Source
Classical source	Wai Ke Zhong Zong	Yi Zong Jin Jian
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.