Compare Formulas

Put up to 4 formulas side by side — dose-weighted nature, taste balance and channel reach, with the composition behind them.

Zhong Man Fen Xiao Wan Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan

中滿分消丸 · Zhong Man Fen Xiao Wan

枳实消痞丸 · Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan

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

Net slightly cool (-0.48)

From 100% of the weighed grams.

cold cool neutral warm

Grams by band: cold 41%, cool 9%, neutral 7%, warm 43%.

Pairs warm and cool. 43% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 50% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.

Small but decisive: Ze Xie 9g (cold, 5% of the grams), Zhi Mu 12g (cold, 7% of the grams), Huang Lian 15g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.

Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot

Net neutral (+0.03)

From 100% of the weighed grams.

cold cool neutral warm hot

Grams by band: cold 17%, cool 17%, neutral 20%, warm 40%, hot 7%.

Pairs warm and cool. 47% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 33% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.

Small but decisive: Gan Jiang 6g (hot, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.

Taste
pungent sweet sour bitter bland
  • pungent 31%
  • sweet 12%
  • sour 3%
  • bitter 49%
  • bland 5%

From 100% of the weighed grams.

pungent sweet sour bitter bland
  • pungent 29%
  • sweet 25%
  • sour 6%
  • bitter 37%
  • bland 3%

From 100% of the weighed grams.

Channels reached
  • Spleen 86%
  • Stomach 81%
  • Lung 69%
  • Large intestine 55%
  • Heart 36%
  • Gallbladder 29%

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

  • Spleen 100%
  • Stomach 83%
  • Lung 53%
  • Large intestine 47%
  • Heart 47%
  • Liver 23%

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

Left out None None
Composition
Chief herbs —
Zhi Shi
Herbs 16 10
Total weight 174.0 g 90.0 g
Source
Classical source Lan Shi Mi Cang Lan Shi Mi Cang
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.