Description
Huan Yin Jiu Ku Tang (Yin-Returning Suffering-Relieving Decoction), from Revealing the Mystery of the Origin of Eye Diseases (Yuan Ji Qi Wei).
Actions: Scatter wind and clear heat, harmonize blood, and improve vision
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of wind-heat and fire toxin, with epidemic red swelling of eyes, unbearable pain of the eyelid, photophobia, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, rough breathing, vexation and agitation, constipation, dark urine, red tongue with yellow coating, and rapid and forceful pulse
Category: Formulas That Clear Heat and Resolve Toxins.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 492–496.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jie Geng
as printed: Radix Platycodonis (jie geng) 0.5 g
|
0.5g | 0.92% | — | |
|
Lian Qiao
as printed: Fructus Forsythiae (lian qiao) 0.5 g
|
0.5g | 0.92% | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Flos Carthami (hong hua) 0.5 g
|
0.5g | 0.92% | — | |
|
Xi Xin
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Asari (xi xin) 0.5 g
|
0.5g | 0.92% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
root body (shen); as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui shen) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 2.77% | — | |
|
Cang Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis (cang zhu) 2.1 g
|
2.1g | 3.87% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 2.77% | — | |
|
Qiang Huo
as printed: Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii (qiang huo) 3 g
|
3g | 5.54% | — | |
|
Chai Hu
as printed: Radix Bupleuri (chai hu) 3 g
|
3g | 5.54% | — | |
|
Sheng Ma
as printed: Rhizoma Cimicifugae (sheng ma) 3 g
|
3g | 5.54% | — | |
|
Long Dan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Gentianae (long dan cao) 2.1 g
|
2.1g | 3.87% | — | |
|
Gao Ben
as printed: Rhizoma Ligustici (gao ben) 3 g
|
3g | 5.54% | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng) 3 g
|
3g | 5.54% | — | |
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) 3 g
|
3g | 5.54% | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae (sheng di huang) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 8.3% | — | |
|
Huang Bai
as printed: Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis (huang bai) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 8.3% | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 8.3% | — | |
|
Zhi Mu
as printed: Rhizoma Anemarrhenae (zhi mu) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 8.3% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 9 g
|
9g | 16.61% | — |
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 slightly cool (-0.56)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 43%, cool 12%, neutral 4%, warm 42%.
Pairs warm and cool. 42% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 55% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Long Dan Cao 2.1g (cold, 4% of the grams), Huang Lian 3g (cold, 6% of the grams), Sheng Di Huang 4.5g (cold, 8% of the grams), Huang Bai 4.5g (cold, 8% of the grams), Huang Qin 4.5g (cold, 8% of the grams), Zhi Mu 4.5g (cold, 8% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 39%
- sweet 18%
- bitter 43%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 53%
- Gallbladder 40%
- Stomach 34%
- Spleen 34%
- Kidney 31%
- Heart 30%
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
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang without Bai Zhi + Qing Wei San + Er Miao San + Chai Hu, Gao Ben, Hong Hua, Jie Geng, Lian Qiao, Long Dan Cao and Zhi Mu
- This formula = Qing Wei San without Mu Dan Pi + Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang + Er Miao San + Chai Hu, Gao Ben, Hong Hua, Jie Geng, Lian Qiao, Long Dan Cao and Zhi Mu
- This formula = Er Miao San + Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang + Qing Wei San + Chai Hu, Gao Ben, Hong Hua, Jie Geng, Lian Qiao, Long Dan Cao and Zhi Mu
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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