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Zhi Shang Er Fang Liu Shen San

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	Zhi Shang Er Fang Zhi Shang Er Fang	Liu Shen San 六神散 · Liu Shen San
Energetics (dose-weighted)
Net nature	Net neutral (+0.14) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: cool 32%, neutral 23%, warm 46%. Pairs warm and cool. 46% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 32% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.	Net slightly warm (+0.64) From 100% of the weighed grams. Grams by band: neutral 36%, warm 64%.
Taste	pungent 17% sweet 30% sour 5% bitter 33% salty 5% bland 11% From 100% of the weighed grams.	sweet 77% bitter 14% bland 9% From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached	Kidney 73% Liver 68% Spleen 32% Lung 23% Large intestine 23% Stomach 23% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.	Spleen 100% Lung 64% Stomach 55% Heart 46% Kidney 27% Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Left out	None	None
Composition
Chief herbs	—	—
Herbs	8	6
Total weight	132.0 g	165.0 g
Source
Classical source	Wai Shang Ke Xue	Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment
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.