Jin Huang San
Star金黄散 / 金黄膏 (Golden Yellow Powder)
Source: Wai Ke Zheng Zong (1617)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Jin Huang San (Golden Yellow Powder), from Orthodox Lineage of External Medicine (Wai Ke Zheng Zong).
Actions: Clear heat and eliminate dampness, resolve toxins, and expel pus, invigorate blood and dissipate stasis, relieve swelling and pain. Indicated for the treatment of sores and ulcers with swelling in the initial stage due to intense damp-heat and fire toxin, accumulation and stagnation of qi and blood, with local red swelling and hot pain, no pus or going to form pus, red tongue, thin and yellow coating, and rapid pulse
Indications: Generally, it has no toxic and side-effect, and its use should be cautious in patients with allergy, and prohibited in patients with ulcerated carbuncle-abscess, sores and ulcers, and dorsal furuncle
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 861–873.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Da Huang
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (da huang) 2500 g
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2500g | 12.5% | — | |
|
Huang Bai
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis (huang bai) 2500 g
|
2500g | 12.5% | — | |
|
Jiang Huang
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Rhizoma Curcumae Longae (jiang huang) 2500 g
|
2500g | 12.5% | — | |
|
Bai Zhi
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Radix Angelicae Dahuricae (bai zhi) 2500 g
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2500g | 12.5% | — | |
|
Tian Nan Xing
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: raw Rhizoma Arisaematis (sheng tian nan xing) 1000 g
|
1000g | 5% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 1000 g
|
1000g | 5% | — | |
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Cang Zhu
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: raw Rhizoma Atractylodis (sheng cang zhu) 1000 g
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1000g | 5% | — | |
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Hou Po
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (hou po) 1000 g
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1000g | 5% | — | |
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Gan Cao
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 1000 g
|
1000g | 5% | — | |
|
Tian Hua Fen
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Radix Trichosanthis (tian hua fen) 5000 g
|
5000g | 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 slightly cool (-0.30)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 25%, cool 25%, neutral 5%, warm 45%.
Pairs warm and cool. 45% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 50% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 29%
- sweet 18%
- bitter 54%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Stomach 65%
- Lung 57%
- Spleen 50%
- Large intestine 43%
- Liver 35%
- Bladder 13%
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, select 15 g each time, mix evenly with appropriate amount of tea (or vinegar, honey, sesame oil, fistular onion juice), and apply on the affected area
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Er Miao San + Bai Zhi, Chen Pi, Hou Po, Jiang Huang, Tian Hua Fen and Tian Nan Xing
- This formula = Er Miao San + Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Bai Zhi, Chen Pi, Hou Po, Jiang Huang, Tian Hua Fen and Tian Nan Xing
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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