Description
Hua Jian Er Chen Wan (Two Matured Substances Pill for Dissolving Hardness), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Clear heat and dissolve phlegm and dissipate masses
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of binding of phlegm and heat, with phlegm node in eyelid (chalazion), the bigger as size of Chinese date, the smaller as size of bean, moving while pushing, normal skin color, hardness and swelling and no pain, white and moist coating, and slippery pulse
Category: Formulas That Clear Heat and Dissolve Phlegm.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 795.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 30 g
|
30g | 16.39% | — | |
|
Ban Xia
as printed: prepared Rhizoma Pinelliae (zhi ban xia) 30 g
|
30g | 16.39% | — | |
|
Jiang Can
as printed: dry-fried Bombyx Batryticatus (chao bai jiang can) 60 g
|
60g | 32.79% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 45 g
|
45g | 24.59% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: raw Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (sheng gan cao) 9 g
|
9g | 4.92% | — | |
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) 9 g
|
9g | 4.92% | — |
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 (+0.23)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 5%, neutral 62%, warm 33%.
Small but decisive: Huang Lian 9g (cold, 5% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 41%
- sweet 17%
- bitter 13%
- salty 16%
- bland 12%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 95%
- Spleen 67%
- Stomach 59%
- Liver 38%
- Heart 34%
- Kidney 25%
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 and make into pills, and take in 6 g doses, 3 times a day
Relationships
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Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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