Description
Kai Yu Er Chen Tang (Two Matured Substances Decoction for Dispersing Stagnation), from Wan’s Gynecology (Wan Shi Nu Ke).
Actions: Rectify qi and dissolve phlegm, broken stasis, and disperse accumulation
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of menstrual block due to phlegm-damp-stasis binding, with depression, vexation, agitation, irascibility, distending pain in the chest and ribside, distention in the lower abdomen, or masses in the uterus, white and sticky leukorrhea in large amount, pĭ and oppression in the chest and stomach cavity, obesity, purple dark tongue, white and greasy coating, thready and soggy or deep and slippery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 9 g
|
9g | 11.39% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 9 g
|
9g | 11.39% | — | |
|
Cang Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis (cang zhu) 9 g
|
9g | 11.39% | — | |
|
Xiang Fu
as printed: Rhizoma Cyperi (xiang fu) 9 g
|
9g | 11.39% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 9 g
|
9g | 11.39% | — | |
|
Ban Xia
as printed: Rhizoma Pinelliae (ban xia) 6 g
|
6g | 7.59% | — | |
|
Qing Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (qing pi) 6 g
|
6g | 7.59% | — | |
|
E Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Curcumae (e zhu) 6 g
|
6g | 7.59% | — | |
|
Bing Lang
as printed: Semen Arecae (bing lang) 6 g
|
6g | 7.59% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 5 g
|
5g | 6.33% | — | |
|
Mu Xiang
as printed: Radix Aucklandiae (mu xiang) 5 g
|
5g | 6.33% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) 3 pieces
|
3pieces | 100% | — |
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 warm (+0.71)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 29%, warm 71%.
Taste
- pungent 49%
- sweet 16%
- bitter 30%
- bland 6%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 73%
- Liver 49%
- Stomach 47%
- Lung 37%
- Gallbladder 25%
- Heart 18%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: 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
Full herb lists
- This formula = Er Chen Tang without Wu Mei + Bing Lang, Cang Zhu, Chuan Xiong, E Zhu, Mu Xiang, Qing Pi and Xiang Fu
- This formula = Xiao Ban Xia Jia Fu Ling Tang + Er Chen Tang + Bing Lang, Cang Zhu, Chuan Xiong, E Zhu, Mu Xiang, Qing Pi and Xiang Fu
- This formula = Ju Pi Tang + Er Chen Tang + Bing Lang, Cang Zhu, Chuan Xiong, E Zhu, Mu Xiang, Qing Pi and Xiang Fu
- This formula = Xiao Ban Xia Tang + Er Chen Tang + Bing Lang, Cang Zhu, Chuan Xiong, E Zhu, Mu Xiang, Qing Pi and Xiang Fu
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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