Description
Bu Luo Bu Guan Tang (Channel-Supplementing and Vessel-Supplementing Decoction), from Records of Chinese Medicine with Reference to Western Medicine (Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu).
Actions: Supplement the lung and boost the stomach, astringe, and stanch bleeding
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of coughing of blood and spitting of blood without recovery for a long time after receiving frequent treatment, with faint and hollow pulse
Category: Formulas That Stanch Bleeding.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 709.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Long Gu
as printed: raw Os Draconis (sheng long gu) 30 g
|
30g | 31.25% | — | |
|
Mu Li
as printed: raw Concha Ostreae (sheng mu li) 30 g
|
30g | 31.25% | — | |
|
Shan Zhu Yu
as printed: Fructus Corni (shan zhu yu) 30 g
|
30g | 31.25% | — | |
|
San Qi
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng (san qi) 6 g
|
6g | 6.25% | — |
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 neutral (+0.06)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 31%, neutral 31%, warm 38%.
Pairs warm and cool. 38% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 31% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- sweet 34%
- sour 31%
- bitter 3%
- salty 31%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 100%
- Kidney 94%
- Heart 63%
- Gallbladder 31%
- Stomach 6%
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
Grind the ingredients into fine powder and decoct with water for oral use
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