Description
Gui She San (Cinnamon Musk Powder), from Secrets-Enlightening on Herbal Medicinals (Yao Lian Qi Mi).
Actions: Warm and dissolve phlegm-damp, and relieve swelling and pain. Indicated for the treatment of sores and ulcers with yin pattern and no ulceration, or breast lump (hyperplasia of the mammary gland), with local diffuse and headless swelling, no change of the skin color, aching pain and no heat in the affected area, greasy coating, and soggy pulse
Indications: Its use is prohibited in patients with sores and ulcers with yang pattern
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 861–873.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ma Huang
as printed: Herba Ephedrae (ma huang) 15 g
|
15g | 10% | — | |
|
Xi Xin
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Asari (xi xin) 15 g
|
15g | 10% | — | |
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Cortex Cinnamomi (rou gui) 30 g
|
30g | 20% | — | |
|
Ding Xiang
as printed: Flos Caryophylli (ding xiang) 30 g
|
30g | 20% | — | |
|
Zhu Ya Zao
as printed: Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis (zhu ya zao) 9 g
|
9g | 6% | — | |
|
Ban Xia
as printed: raw Rhizoma Pinelliae (sheng ban xia) 24 g
|
24g | 16% | — | |
|
Tian Nan Xing
as printed: Rhizoma Arisaematis (tian nan xing) 24 g
|
24g | 16% | — | |
|
She Xiang
as printed: Moschus (she xiang) 1.8 g
|
1.8g | 1.2% | — | |
|
Bing Pian
as printed: Borneolum Syntheticum (bing pian) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 0.8% | — |
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 (+1.18)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 1%, warm 79%, hot 20%.
Taste
- pungent 74%
- sweet 10%
- bitter 13%
- salty 3%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 79%
- Spleen 74%
- Kidney 50%
- Liver 37%
- Stomach 36%
- Heart 32%
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 extremely-fine powder, dust it on the plaster, and paste on the affected area
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Ding Gui San + Tong Guan San + Ban Xia, Bing Pian, Ma Huang, She Xiang and Tian Nan Xing
- This formula = Tong Guan San + Ding Gui San + Ban Xia, Bing Pian, Ma Huang, She Xiang and Tian Nan Xing
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