Niu Huang Jie Du Pian
StarSource: Zhong Hua Ren Min Gong He Guo Yao Dian
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Niu Huang Jie Du Pian (Bovine Bezoar Toxin-Resolving Tablet), from Chinese Pharmacopoeia (Zhong Hua Ren Min Gong He Guo Yao Dian).
Actions: Clear heat and resolve toxins
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of exuberant heat toxin in interior, with swelling and pain of the throat and gingiva, sore in mouth and tongue, red eye with swelling and pain, red tongue with yellow coating, and rapid pulse
Category: Formulas That Clear Heat and Resolve Toxins.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 492–496.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Niu Huang
as printed: Calculus Bovis (niu huang) 5 g
|
5g | 0.64% | — | |
|
Xiong Huang
as printed: Realgar (xiong huang) 50 g
|
50g | 6.41% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 50 g
|
50g | 6.41% | — | |
|
Shi Gao
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Gypsum Fibrosum (shi gao) 200 g
|
200g | 25.64% | — | |
|
Jie Geng
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Radix Platycodonis (jie geng) 100 g
|
100g | 12.82% | — | |
|
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) 200 g
|
200g | 25.64% | — | |
|
Huang Qin
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin) 150 g
|
150g | 19.23% | — | |
|
Bing Pian
as printed: Borneolum Syntheticum (bing pian) 25 g
|
25g | 3.21% | — |
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 (-1.38)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 71%, cool 4%, neutral 19%, warm 6%.
Taste
- pungent 24%
- sweet 20%
- bitter 56%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Stomach 83%
- Lung 67%
- Spleen 55%
- Large intestine 51%
- Liver 33%
- Heart 30%
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
Make the ingredients into tablets; take six tablets each time, 3 times a day
Relationships
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Jie Geng Tang + Bing Pian, Huang Qin, Niu Huang, Shi Gao and Xiong Huang
- This formula = Jie Geng Tang + Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Bing Pian, Huang Qin, Niu Huang, Shi Gao and Xiong Huang
Full herb lists
- Niu Huang Shang Qing Wan = this formula + Qing Xin Liang Ge San + Wu Lin San + Bai Zhi, Chuan Xiong, Fang Feng, Huang Bai, Huang Lian, Jing Jie, Ju Hua and Lian Zi Xin
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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