Huang Lian Xiang Ru Yin
Star黄连香薷饮 (Coptis and Mosla Beverage)
Source: Lei Zheng Huo Ren Shu
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Huang Lian Xiang Ru Yin (Coptis and Mosla Beverage), from Book to Safeguard Life Arranged by Categorized Patterns (Lei Zheng Huo Ren Shu).
Actions: Dispel dampness and clear heat
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of summer heat-strike with exuberant heat pattern, accompanied with thirst, vexation, oppression and discomfort in the gastric cavity, yellow and greasy coating
Category: Formulas That Clear Summer Heat and Release the Exterior.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 520.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) 3 g
|
3g | 25% | — | |
|
Xiang Ru
as printed: Herba Moslae (xiang ru) 6 g
|
6g | 50% | — | |
|
Hou Po
as printed: prepared Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (zhi hou po) 3 g
|
3g | 25% | — |
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 (+0.25)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 25%, warm 75%.
Pairs warm and cool. 75% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 25% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 63%
- bitter 38%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Stomach 100%
- Lung 75%
- Large intestine 50%
- Spleen 50%
- Heart 25%
- Gallbladder 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
Decoct them with water for oral use
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