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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.

Xiao Xian Xiong Tang Yi Huang Tang

小陷胸汤 · Xiao Xian Xiong Tang

易黄汤 · Yi Huang Tang

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

Net nature not shown: the chief herb (Gua Lou) has no dose in grams.

From 100% of the weighed grams.

cold warm

Grams by band: cold 33%, warm 67%.

Pairs warm and cool. 67% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 33% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.

Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot

Net slightly cool (-0.26)

From 100% of the weighed grams.

cold neutral

Grams by band: cold 13%, neutral 87%.

Small but decisive: Huang Bai 6g (cold, 9% of the grams), Che Qian Zi 3g (cold, 4% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.

Taste
pungent bitter
  • pungent 67%
  • bitter 33%

From 100% of the weighed grams.

sweet bitter bland
  • sweet 89%
  • bitter 9%
  • bland 2%

From 100% of the weighed grams.

Channels reached
  • Stomach 100%
  • Spleen 100%
  • Lung 67%
  • Large intestine 33%
  • Heart 33%
  • Gallbladder 33%

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

  • Kidney 100%
  • Spleen 87%
  • Lung 48%
  • Bladder 13%
  • Large intestine 9%
  • Liver 4%

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

Left out 1 not profiled, 1 not weighed 1 not profiled, 1 not weighed
Composition
Chief herbs
Gua Lou
Shan Yao Qian Shi
Herbs 3 5
Total weight 18.0 g 69.0 g
Source
Classical source Shang Han Lun Fu Qing Zhu Nu Ke
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.