Description
Ding Xiang San (Clove Powder), from Central Treasury Classic (Zhong Zang Jing).
Actions: Direct counterflow downward and relieve hiccup, warm the center and dissipate cold
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of cold damage with cough, hiccough and sweating, or chronic disease with hiccup due to cold
Category: Formulas That Direct Qi Downward.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 679–680.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ding Xiang
as printed: Flos Caryophylli (ding xiang) 3 g
|
3g | 33.33% | — | |
|
Shi Di
as printed: Calyx Kaki (shi di) 3 g
|
3g | 33.33% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 16.67% | — | |
|
Gao Liang Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum (gao liang jiang) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 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 slightly warm (+0.67)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 50%, warm 33%, hot 17%.
Taste
- pungent 50%
- sweet 17%
- bitter 33%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Stomach 100%
- Spleen 67%
- Lung 50%
- Kidney 33%
- Heart 17%
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, infuse it with boiling water, and take it orally
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