Jie Gu Wan
StarSource: Cheng Du Ti Yu Da Xue Fang
Last updated October 23, 2026
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Description
Jie Gu Wan (Set the Bone Pill), from Cheng Du Ti Yu Da Xue Fang.
Actions: Reduce swelling, stop pain, set the bone, and connect the tendon.
Indications: Injury of tendon and bone. Presence of pain, stasis, and swelling after bone and tendon have been corrected to the right place.
Source: Liu C, Tseng A, with Yang S. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Modern Applications of Traditional Formulas. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2005, p. 194.
Composition
Liquorice: this formula's amounts are batch totals for a powder, pill or paste, not a daily dose — glycyrrhizic acid not estimated.
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ding Xiang
as printed: Ding Xiang 30 g
|
30g | 5.95% | — | |
|
Mu Xiang
as printed: Mu Xiang 30 g
|
30g | 5.95% | — | |
|
Xue Jie
as printed: Xue Jie 30 g
|
30g | 5.95% | — | |
|
Er Cha
as printed: Er Cha 30 g
|
30g | 5.95% | — | |
|
Da Huang
as printed: Zhi Da Huang 30 g
|
30g | 5.95% | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Hong Hua 30 g
|
30g | 5.95% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui 60 g
|
60g | 11.9% | — | |
|
Lian Zi
as printed: Lian Zi (without the pit) 60 g
|
60g | 11.9% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Fu Ling 60 g
|
60g | 11.9% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Bai Shao Yao 60 g
|
60g | 11.9% | — | |
|
Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Mu Dan Pi 15 g
|
15g | 2.98% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Gan Cao 9 g
|
9g | 1.79% | — | |
|
Zi Ran Tong
as printed: Zi Ran Tong 30 g
|
30g | 5.95% | — | |
|
Tu Bie Chong
as printed: Tu Bie Chong 30 g
|
30g | 5.95% | — |
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 (-0.15)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 12%, cool 21%, neutral 38%, warm 30%.
Pairs warm and cool. 30% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 33% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Da Huang 30g (cold, 6% of the grams), Tu Bie Chong 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 28%
- sweet 29%
- sour 6%
- bitter 22%
- salty 9%
- bland 6%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 67%
- Heart 58%
- Liver 56%
- Kidney 33%
- Lung 32%
- Stomach 20%
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 into fine powder and mix with honey to form pills. Take 2 to 3 g, two to three times a day.
Conditions Addressed
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Formula family
Full equations
- This formula = Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Zheng Gu Zi Jin Dan + Tu Bie Chong and Zi Ran Tong. Relative doses differ by up to about 6.7× from the catalogue's Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang.
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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