Huai Hua San
Star槐花散 (Sophora Japonica Flower Powder)
Source: Ben Shi Fang (1132)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Huai Hua San (Sophora Japonica Flower Powder), from the Ben Shi Fang, is used to cool the intestines; stop bleeding; disperse wind; regulate Qi.
Presentation: intestinal wind from wind-heat or damp-heat; fresh red blood before or after defecation; blood in stool; hemorrhoidal bleeding; quick-spreading blood drops before defecation (sign of wind); tongue: red; pulse: wiry and rapid.
Syndrome: Syndrome of bleeding.
Composition strategy:
- for lower-body bleeding choose upward-moving herbs
- combine heat-clearing and heat-dispersing herbs
- light, gentle herbs ascend clear Qi and disperse constrained heat without forcing blood
- each of the four herbs serves more than two functions
Source: Yang Y. Chinese Herbal Formulas: Treatment Principles and Composition Strategies. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2010, p. 292.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Huai Hua
as printed: Huai Hua (Sophorae flos)
|
12g | 33.33% | Jun (Chief) | regulate and ascend Qi, clear heat, cool blood, stop intestinal bleeding |
|
Ce Bai Ye
as printed: Ce Bai Ye (Platycladi cacumen)
|
12g | 33.33% | Chen (Deputy) | cool blood, stop bleeding, promote healing, relieve pain |
|
Jing Jie
spike (sui); as printed: Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae flos)
|
6g | 16.67% | Zuo (Assistant) | disperse restrained Qi and heat in the intestines |
|
Zhi Ke
assistant to Jing Jie Sui and Huai Hua; as printed: Zhi Ke (Aurantii fructus)
|
6g | 16.67% | Zuo (Assistant) | regulate intestinal Qi, calm wind, reduce tension |
Dui Yao — Core Herb Pairs
The classical two-herb combinations at the heart of this formula, as recorded on the herbs' own pages — each pair has an action neither herb has alone.
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 (-1.00)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 33%, cool 50%, warm 17%.
Taste
- pungent 22%
- sour 6%
- bitter 72%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 83%
- Lung 67%
- Large intestine 50%
- Spleen 50%
- Stomach 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
Source: grind equal amounts to powder, 6g doses with boiled water or thin rice gruel before meals. Now usually decocted at the doses in parentheses.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 605.
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