Description
Ling Yang Jiao Tang (Antelope Horn Decoction), from The Refined in Medicine Remembered (Yi Chun Sheng Yi).
Actions: Clear heat and calm the liver, enrich and nourish the liver and kidney
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang, with intense headache as splitting, spasms/convulsion of the sinews, and pain involving the eyeball
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ling Yang Jiao
as printed: Cornu Saigae Tataricae (ling yang jiao) 6 g
|
6g | 6.06% | — | |
|
Ju Hua
as printed: Flos Chrysanthemi (ju hua) 6 g
|
6g | 6.06% | — | |
|
Shi Jue Ming
as printed: raw Concha Haliotidis (sheng shi jue ming) 24 g
|
24g | 24.24% | — | |
|
Gui Ban
as printed: Plastrum Testudinis (gui ban) 24 g
|
24g | 24.24% | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae (sheng di huang) 18 g
|
18g | 18.18% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 3 g
|
3g | 3.03% | — | |
|
Chai Hu
as printed: Radix Bupleuri (chai hu) 3 g
|
3g | 3.03% | — | |
|
Bo He
as printed: Herba Menthae (bo he) 3 g
|
3g | 3.03% | — | |
|
Chan Tui
as printed: Periostracum Cicadae (chan tui) 3 g
|
3g | 3.03% | — | |
|
Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Cortex Moutan (mu dan pi) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 4.55% | — | |
|
Xia Ku Cao
as printed: Spica Prunellae (xia ku cao) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 4.55% | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Fructus Jujubae (da zao) 10 pieces
|
10pieces | 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 cold (-1.80)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 80%, cool 20%.
Small but decisive: Ling Yang Jiao 6g (cold, 6% of the grams), Chan Tui 3g (cold, 3% of the grams), Xia Ku Cao 4.5g (cold, 5% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 9%
- sweet 26%
- sour 2%
- bitter 20%
- salty 44%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 100%
- Heart 53%
- Kidney 47%
- Lung 12%
- Gallbladder 8%
- Spleen 3%
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: Da Zao.
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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