Jiao Tai Wan
Star交泰丸 (Grand Communication Pill)
Source: Han Shi Yi Tong (1522)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Jiao Tai Wan (Grand Communication Pill), from Han’s Clear View of Medicine (Han Shi Yi Tong).
Actions and indications: Restore interaction between the heart and the kidney. Indicated for the treatment of water and fire failing to counteract each other (heart and kidney disharmony), and hyperactivity of heart fire, with severe palpitation with inquietude, or restless sleep at night, sore in mouth and tongue
Modifications: If complicated by dry mouth and tongue, red tongue with slight coating due to heart yin insufficiency, add Radix Rehmanniae ( sheng di huang ) and Radix Ophiopogonis ( mai dong ); if complicated by cold in the waist, knees, and feet due to kidney yang insufficiency, increase the dosage of Cortex Cinnamomi ( rou gui )
Cautions: Its use is cautious in patients with urinary incontinence due to kidney deficiency or spontaneous seminal emission with deficiency-cold pattern
Category: Formulas That Restore Interaction Between the Heart and the Kidney.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 645.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) 18 g
|
18g | 85.71% | — | |
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Cortex Cinnamomi (rou gui) 3 g
|
3g | 14.29% | — |
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.
Together they clear Heart fire and warm the Kidney, restoring communication between Heart and Kidney to calm the spirit.
Classic indication: insomnia and palpitations from Heart and Kidney failing to communicate.
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 (-1.43)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 86%, hot 14%.
Taste
- pungent 7%
- sweet 7%
- bitter 86%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Heart 100%
- Liver 100%
- Large intestine 86%
- Stomach 86%
- Gallbladder 86%
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 powder, mix with honey, and make into pills, take orally on an empty stomach
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- Ge Gen Huo Xiang Shao Yao Tang = this formula + Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San + Xie Xin Tang + Bai Shao, Chun Pi, Dang Gui, Ge Gen, Qing Pi, Wu Wei Zi, Xiang Fu and Zhi Ke
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.
Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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