Jin Shui Liu Jun Jian
Star金水六君煎 (Metal Water Six Gentlemen Decoction)
Source: Jing Yue Quan Shu (1624)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Jin Shui Liu Jun Jian (Metal Water Six Gentlemen Decoction), from The Complete Works of [Zhang] Jing-yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu).
Actions: Enrich and nourish the lung and kidney, dispel dampness, and dissolve phlegm
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of lung-kidney yin deficiency with phlegm, accompanied by cough, vomiting, nausea, dyspnea, excessive phlegm with salty taste, or dry throat and mouth, salty taste in the mouth, lack of strength, soreness of the waist, red tongue, white and glossy or thin and greasy coating, slippery, and forceless pulse
Category: Formulas That Dry Dampness and Dissolve Phlegm.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 787–789.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shu Di Huang
dose printed as 9–15 g; as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (shu di huang) 9–15 g
|
g | — | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Ban Xia
as printed: Rhizoma Pinelliae (ban xia) 6 g
|
6g | 23.08% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 6 g
|
6g | 23.08% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 5 g
|
5g | 19.23% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 6 g
|
6g | 23.08% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 3 g
|
3g | 11.54% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
dose printed as 3–7 pieces; as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) 3–7 pieces
|
pieces | — | — |
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 nature not shown: the chief herb (Shu Di Huang) has no dose in grams.
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 35%, warm 65%.
Taste
- pungent 44%
- sweet 35%
- bitter 10%
- bland 12%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Lung 77%
- Heart 58%
- Stomach 35%
- Kidney 23%
- Liver 23%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
2 herbs without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Shu Di Huang, Sheng Jiang.
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
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
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