Dan Liao Si Shen Wan
Star澹寮四神丸 (Four-Miracle Pill from the Tranquil Hut)
Source: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment (1602)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Dan Liao Si Shen Wan (Four-Miracle Pill from the Tranquil Hut), from Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment (1602).
Associated formula of Si Shen Wan.
Actions: Tonifies the Kidneys; Reinforces the yang; Regulates the Spleen qi; Stops diarrhea
Usage: For chronic or daybreak diarrhea from Spleen-Kidney cold deficiency with middle qi stagnation and more severe abdominal pain than the principal formula.
Category: Formulas that Bind Up the Intestines and Secure Abandoned Conditions.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 431.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bu Gu Zhi
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Psoraleae Fructus (bu gu zhi) 120g
|
120g | 53.33% | — | |
|
Rou Dou Kou
as printed: Myristicae Semen (rou dou kou) 60g
|
60g | 26.67% | — | |
|
Xiao Hui Xiang
as printed: Foeniculi Fructus (xiao hui xiang) 30g
|
30g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Mu Xiang
as printed: Aucklandiae Radix (mu xiang) 15g
|
15g | 6.67% | — |
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 warm (+1.00)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: warm 100%.
Taste
- pungent 70%
- bitter 30%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Kidney 67%
- Stomach 47%
- Large intestine 33%
- Liver 13%
- Gallbladder 7%
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
Same as the principal formula.
Relationships
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- Hei Xi Dan = this formula + Chen Xiang, Chuan Lian Zi, Hei Xi, Hu Lu Ba, Liu Huang, Rou Gui, Yang Qi Shi and Zhi Fu Zi
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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