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Huang Qin Xie Bai San

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Source: Shang Han Da Bai

Last updated October 1, 2026

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Description

Huang Qin Xie Bai San (Scutellaria White-Draining Powder), from Complete Illumination on Cold Damage (Shang Han Da Bai).

Actions: Clear lung-heat and discharge heat

Indications: Indicated for the treatment of distention and fullness and pain in the right hypochondrium, cough with qi counterflow, sweating, and deep and rapid pulse

Category: Formulas That Clear Zang-Fu Heat.

Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 502–509.

Composition

Herb Amount % Role Function
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin) 6 g
6g 25% —
Sang Bai Pi
as printed: Cortex Mori (sang bai pi) 6 g
6g 25% —
Di Gu Pi
as printed: Cortex Lycii (di gu pi) 6 g
6g 25% —
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 6 g
6g 25% —
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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

Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot

Net cold (-1.50)

From 100% of the weighed grams.

cold neutral

Grams by band: cold 75%, neutral 25%.

Taste

sweet bitter bland
  • sweet 63%
  • bitter 25%
  • bland 13%

From 100% of the weighed grams.

Channels reached

  • Lung 100%
  • Spleen 75%
  • Stomach 50%
  • Heart 50%
  • Large intestine 25%
  • Small intestine 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.

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Preparation

Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use

Relationships

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75% 50% Closer to the centre = stronger match · thicker line = more shared herbs — hover a formula for details 70% Xie Bai San 3 shared Xie Bai San 70% match · 3 of 4 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Sang Bai Pi, Di Gu Pi 48% Sang Dan Xie Bai Tang 3 shared Sang Dan Xie Bai Tang 48% match · 3 of 9 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Sang Bai Pi, Di Gu Pi 45% Bai Zhu Tang 2 shared Bai Zhu Tang 45% match · 2 of 4 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Sang Bai Pi 43% Zhi Zi Gan Cao Chi Ta… 1 shared Zhi Zi Gan Cao Chi Tang 43% match · 1 of 1 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao 43% Ren Shen Ge Jie San 2 shared Ren Shen Ge Jie San 43% match · 2 of 8 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Sang Bai Pi 41% Huang Qin Tang 2 shared Huang Qin Tang 41% match · 2 of 4 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Huang Qin 40% Di Gu Pi Yin 3 shared Di Gu Pi Yin 40% match · 3 of 8 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao, Huang Qin, Di Gu Pi 40% Gan Mai Da Zao Tang 1 shared Gan Mai Da Zao Tang 40% match · 1 of 3 herbs shared Shares: Gan Cao Huang Qin Xie Bai San

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Match score combines dosage-weighted composition (cosine, 70%) with shared-herb overlap (Jaccard, 30%).

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