Description
Bi Xie Shen Shi Tang (Hypoglaucae Root Dampness-Percolating Decoction), from Experience Gained in Treating External Sores (Yang Ke Xin De Ji).
Actions: Clear heat and drain dampness, cool the blood, and resolve toxins
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of erysipelas and eczema in the lower limbs due to damp-heat pouring downward, with flushing of skin, sore pain, itching, erosion and effusion, chest oppression, poor appetite and digestion, thin and unformed stool, reddish urine, yellow and greasy coating, and slippery and rapid pulse
Category: Formulas That Clear Heat and Dispel Dampness.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 755–759.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bi Xie
as printed: Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae (bi xie) 15 g
|
15g | 17.44% | — | |
|
Yi Yi Ren
as printed: Semen Coicis (yi yi ren) 15 g
|
15g | 17.44% | — | |
|
Huang Bai
as printed: Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis (huang bai) 6 g
|
6g | 6.98% | — | |
|
Chi Fu Ling
as printed: Poria Rubra (chi fu ling) 10 g
|
10g | 11.63% | — | |
|
Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Cortex Moutan (mu dan pi) 10 g
|
10g | 11.63% | — | |
|
Ze Xie
as printed: Rhizoma Alismatis (ze xie) 10 g
|
10g | 11.63% | — | |
|
Hua Shi
as printed: Talcum (hua shi) 10 g
|
10g | 11.63% | — | |
|
Tong Cao
as printed: Medulla Tetrapanacis (tong cao) 10 g
|
10g | 11.63% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net cool (-1.01)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 30%, cool 41%, neutral 29%.
Small but decisive: Huang Bai 6g (cold, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 6%
- sweet 32%
- bitter 30%
- bland 32%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Stomach 58%
- Kidney 48%
- Lung 29%
- Spleen 29%
- Liver 29%
- Large intestine 24%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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