Gou Duan Luo Xuan Ti Bing Fang
StarSource: Cheng Du Zhong Yi Xue Yuan Fang
Last updated October 23, 2026
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Description
Gou Duan Luo Xuan Ti Bing Fang (Leptospirosis Formula), from Cheng Du Zhong Yi Xue Yuan Fang.
Actions: Clear heat, relieve toxins, transform turbid, and drain damp.
Indications: Epidemic toxins transform into heat, with severe heat and mild damp type of leptospirosis. Symptoms include fever, headache, red eyes, swollen inguinal or axillary lymph nodes, severe sharp pain of the gastrocnemius, red tongue, yellow tongue coating, and rapid big pulse.
Source: Liu C, Tseng A, with Yang S. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Modern Applications of Traditional Formulas. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2005, p. 105.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jin Yin Hua
as printed: Jin Yin Hua 30–60 g
|
g | — | — | |
|
Lian Qiao
as printed: Lian Qiao 30–60 g
|
g | — | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Huang Qin 18 g
|
18g | 11.61% | — | |
|
Zhi Zi
as printed: Shan Zhi Zi 18 g
|
18g | 11.61% | — | |
|
Tong Cao
as printed: Tong Cao 9 g
|
9g | 5.81% | — | |
|
Huo Xiang
as printed: Huo Xiang 12 g
|
12g | 7.74% | — | |
|
Bai Mao Gen
as printed: Bai Mao Gen 30 g
|
30g | 19.35% | — | |
|
Lu Gen
as printed: Lu Gen 30 g
|
30g | 19.35% | — | |
|
Chuan Xin Lian
as printed: Chuan Xin Lian 19 g
|
19g | 12.26% | — | |
|
Ban Lan Gen
as printed: Ban Lan Gen 19 g
|
19g | 12.26% | — |
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 cold (-1.71)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 87%, cool 6%, warm 8%.
Taste
- pungent 8%
- sweet 42%
- bitter 48%
- bland 3%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 88%
- Stomach 76%
- Heart 48%
- Small intestine 31%
- Large intestine 24%
- Spleen 19%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
2 herbs without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao.
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
Decoction, one bag per day. In severe condition, two bags per day, taken every 4 hours.
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