Gong Wai Yun Fang
Star宫外孕方 (Ectopic Pregnancy Formula)
Source: Shan Xi Yi Xue Yuan Yan Fang
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Gong Wai Yun Fang (Ectopic Pregnancy Formula), from the Shan Xi Yi Xue Yuan Yan Fang (Time-Tested Formulas from Shanxi Medical School) — a variation of Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan.
Presentation: Ectopic pregnancy with profuse bleeding and acute severe abdominal pain starting in the lower abdomen and possibly spreading to the whole abdomen.
Cautions:
- Ectopic pregnancy is serious and potentially life-threatening; acute and emergency cases must be handled carefully and only by qualified healthcare professionals
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 917.
Composition
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 cool (-0.77)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 77%, neutral 23%.
Taste
- sweet 12%
- sour 19%
- bitter 69%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 100%
- Heart 62%
- Pericardium 39%
- Lung 23%
- Large intestine 23%
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
Source text: prepare as a decoction.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- Tao Ren Hong Hua Jian = this formula + Chuan Shan Jia, Chuan Xiong, Dang Gui, Hong Hua, Qing Pi, Sheng Di Huang, Xiang Fu and Yan Hu Suo
- Lu Nei Xiao Yu Tang = this formula + Chuan Xiong, Hong Hua, Mo Yao, Ru Xiang, San Leng, She Xiang, Tu Bie Chong, Xiang Fu and Xue Jie
- Qian Lie Xian Tang = this formula + Bai Jiang Cao, Bai Zhi, Chuan Lian Zi, Hong Hua, Mo Yao, Pu Gong Ying, Qing Pi, Ru Xiang, Wang Bu Liu Xing, Xiao Hui Xiang and Ze Lan
- Xiao San Tang Er Hao = this formula + Cui Sheng Tang + Chuan Xiong, E Zhu, Hong Hua, Mu Li, Pu Huang, San Leng, San Qi, Yan Hu Suo, Zao Jiao and Zhe Bei Mu
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