Description
Chi Shi Zhi Wan (Halloysite Pill), from Book to Safeguard Life Arranged by Categorized Patterns (Lei Zheng Huo Ren Shu).
Actions: Warm the center and astringe the intestines
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of heat dysentery due to cold damage
Category: Formulas That Astringe the Intestines From Desertion.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 623.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) 60 g
|
60g | 33.33% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 60 g
|
60g | 33.33% | — | |
|
Chi Shi Zhi
as printed: Halloysitum Rubrum (chi shi zhi) 30 g
|
30g | 16.67% | — | |
|
Gan Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis (gan jiang) 30 g
|
30g | 16.67% | — |
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 (+0.17)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 33%, warm 50%, hot 17%.
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.
Taste
- pungent 33%
- sweet 25%
- sour 8%
- bitter 33%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 83%
- Heart 83%
- Stomach 67%
- Liver 67%
- Large intestine 50%
- Gallbladder 33%
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 powder, mix with honey, and make into pills as size of phoenix tree seed, take 30 pills each time with rice water, 3 times a day
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