Dian Kuang Meng Xing Tang
Star癫狂梦醒汤 (Dream-Awaking Decoction for Madness)
Source: Yi Lin Gai Cuo (1830)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Dian Kuang Meng Xing Tang (Dream-Awaking Decoction for Madness), from Correction of Errors in Medical Works (Yi Lin Gai Cuo).
Actions: Dispel stasis and eliminate phlegm, regulate and smooth qi and blood
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of madness with a pattern of qi and blood stasis and stagnation, and binding of phlegm-heat, with mental mania, abnormal happy and smile, talkativeness, disorderly speech, even singing at higher place and walking without clothes, headache, palpitation and vexation, dark and sluggish complexion, purple-dusky tongue with stasis macules, blood-stagnated sublingual vein, thin and yellow and dry coating, wiry and thready pulse or thready and choppy pulse
Category: Formulas That Invigorate Blood and Dispel Stasis.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 692–700.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tao Ren
as printed: Semen Persicae (tao ren) 24 g
|
24g | 20.51% | — | |
|
Xiang Fu
as printed: Rhizoma Cyperi (xiang fu) 6 g
|
6g | 5.13% | — | |
|
Ban Xia
as printed: Rhizoma Pinelliae (ban xia) 6 g
|
6g | 5.13% | — | |
|
Qing Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (qing pi) 6 g
|
6g | 5.13% | — | |
|
Chai Hu
as printed: Radix Bupleuri (chai hu) 9 g
|
9g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Mu Tong
as printed: Caulis Akebiae (mu tong) 9 g
|
9g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Rubra (chi shao) 9 g
|
9g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Da Fu Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Arecae (da fu pi) 9 g
|
9g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 9 g
|
9g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Sang Bai Pi
as printed: Cortex Mori (sang bai pi) 9 g
|
9g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 9 g
|
9g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Zi Su Zi
as printed: Fructus Perillae (zi su zi) 12 g
|
12g | 10.26% | — |
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 (-0.10)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 15%, cool 15%, neutral 33%, warm 36%.
Pairs warm and cool. 36% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 31% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Mu Tong 9g (cold, 8% of the grams), Sang Bai Pi 9g (cold, 8% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 35%
- sweet 27%
- sour 4%
- bitter 34%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 59%
- Liver 46%
- Spleen 41%
- Large intestine 39%
- Heart 36%
- Stomach 26%
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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