Description
Jiu Ni Tang (Desertion-Rescuing Decoction), from Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian).
Actions: Enrich yin and subdue yang, and restore pulse to rescue from counterflow [desertion]
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of restlessness of heart spirit due to yin deficiency and yang floating, with palpitation, stiffness of the tongue, unconsciousness and spontaneous sweating due to warm disease misused herbs that disperse and body fluids consumed
Category: Formulas That Calm and Extinguish Internal Wind.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 728.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 18 g
|
18g | 15.79% | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Recens (gan di huang) 18 g
|
18g | 15.79% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Raw Radix Paeoniae Alba (sheng bai shao) 18 g
|
18g | 15.79% | — | |
|
Mai Men Dong
as printed: Radix Ophiopogonis (mai dong) 15 g
|
15g | 13.16% | — | |
|
E Jiao
as printed: Colla Corii Asini (e jiao) 9 g
|
9g | 7.89% | — | |
|
Long Gu
as printed: raw Os Draconis (sheng long gu) 12 g
|
12g | 10.53% | — | |
|
Mu Li
as printed: raw Concha Ostreae (sheng mu li) 24 g
|
24g | 21.05% | — |
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 (-0.95)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 29%, cool 37%, neutral 34%.
Taste
- sweet 49%
- sour 8%
- bitter 22%
- salty 21%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Heart 76%
- Liver 71%
- Kidney 55%
- Spleen 45%
- Lung 37%
- Stomach 29%
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
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + E Jiao, Long Gu, Mai Men Dong, Mu Li and Sheng Di Huang
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