Description
Jia Wei Xiu Gan San (Supplemented Liver-Reconditioning Powder), from Essentials from the Silver Sea (Yin Hai Jing Wei).
Actions: Clear heat and resolve toxins, scatter wind, and release the exterior
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of petaloid nebula with a sunken center (ulcerative keratitis) due to heat toxin in liver channel invading the brain, accompanied by sudden red and dry eyes with swelling and pain, invisibleness after lacrimation, radish flower-like nebula in the eye, red tongue, and wiry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Qiang Huo
as printed: Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii (qiang huo) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Sang Piao Xiao
as printed: Mantidis (sang piao xiao) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Zhi Zi
as printed: Fructus Gardeniae (zhi zi) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Bo He
as printed: Herba Menthae (bo he) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Rubra (chi shao) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Ma Huang
as printed: Herba Ephedrae (ma huang) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Lian Qiao
as printed: Fructus Forsythiae (lian qiao) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Ju Hua
as printed: Flos Chrysanthemi (ju hua) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Ji Li
as printed: Fructus Tribuli (ji li) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Mu Zei
as printed: Herba Equiseti Hiemalis (mu zei) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Da Huang
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (da huang) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Jing Jie
as printed: Herba Schizonepetae (jing jie) 30 g
|
30g | 5.88% | — |
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 (-0.18)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 18%, cool 24%, neutral 18%, warm 41%.
Pairs warm and cool. 41% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 41% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Zhi Zi 30g (cold, 6% of the grams), Da Huang 30g (cold, 6% of the grams), Huang Qin 30g (cold, 6% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 32%
- sweet 21%
- sour 3%
- bitter 41%
- salty 3%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 65%
- Lung 53%
- Spleen 29%
- Heart 29%
- Stomach 18%
- Gallbladder 18%
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 crude powder; decoct 9 g each time with water for oral use, 2 times a day
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Xi Gan San + Wu Lin San + Huang Qin, Ji Li, Jing Jie, Ju Hua, Lian Qiao, Ma Huang, Mu Zei and Sang Piao Xiao
- This formula = Wu Lin San without Chi Fu Ling + Xi Gan San + Huang Qin, Ji Li, Jing Jie, Ju Hua, Lian Qiao, Ma Huang, Mu Zei and Sang Piao Xiao
- This formula = Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Xi Gan San + Wu Lin San + Huang Qin, Ji Li, Jing Jie, Ju Hua, Lian Qiao, Ma Huang, Mu Zei and Sang Piao Xiao
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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