Chu Shi Wei Ling Tang
Star除湿胃苓汤 (Dampness-Eliminating Stomach-Calming Poria Decoction)
Source: Yi Zong Jin Jian (1742)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Chu Shi Wei Ling Tang (Dampness-Eliminating Stomach-Calming Poria Decoction), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Fortify the spleen and drain dampness, harmonize the center, and clear heat
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of serpiginous belt eruption (herpes zoster) with a pattern of exuberant dampness, accompanied with blisters of different sizes in yellow-white color, ulceration and effusion, and pain; or eczema, or oxhide lichen (neurodermatitis) with a pattern of damp-cold
Category: Formulas That Promote Urination and Percolate Dampness.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 765–767.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cang Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis (cang zhu) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Hou Po
as printed: dry-fried Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis with ginger juice (jiang hou po) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Zhu Ling
as printed: Polyporus (zhu ling) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Ze Xie
as printed: Rhizoma Alismatis (ze xie) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Chi Fu Ling
as printed: Poria Rubra (chi fu ling) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (bai zhu) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Hua Shi
as printed: Talcum (hua shi) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Zhi Zi
as printed: Fructus Gardeniae (zhi zi) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Mu Tong
as printed: Caulis Akebiae (mu tong) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Cortex Cinnamomi (rou gui) 3 g
|
3g | 2.86% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 3 g
|
3g | 2.86% | — | |
|
Deng Xin Cao
dose printed as 165 cm; as printed: Medulla Junci (deng xin cao) 165 cm
|
g | — | — |
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 (-0.20)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 34%, neutral 20%, warm 43%, hot 3%.
Pairs warm and cool. 46% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 34% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Ze Xie 9g (cold, 9% of the grams), Hua Shi 9g (cold, 9% of the grams), Zhi Zi 9g (cold, 9% of the grams), Mu Tong 9g (cold, 9% of the grams), Rou Gui 3g (hot, 3% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 19%
- sweet 30%
- bitter 34%
- bland 17%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 57%
- Stomach 37%
- Heart 31%
- Lung 29%
- Kidney 20%
- Liver 20%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Deng Xin Cao.
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 on an empty stomach
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Liu Yi San + Ze Xie Tang + Cang Zhu, Chen Pi, Chi Fu Ling, Deng Xin Cao, Fang Feng, Hou Po, Mu Tong, Rou Gui, Zhi Zi and Zhu Ling
- This formula = Ze Xie Tang + Liu Yi San + Cang Zhu, Chen Pi, Chi Fu Ling, Deng Xin Cao, Fang Feng, Hou Po, Mu Tong, Rou Gui, Zhi Zi and Zhu Ling
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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