Niu Huang Qing Xin Wan
Star牛黄清心丸 (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Clear the Heart)
Source: Dou Zhen Shi Yi Xin Fa — Wan Quan (1568)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Niu Huang Qing Xin Wan (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Clear the Heart), from the Dou Zhen Shi Yi Xin Fa (Teachings of Generations of Physicians about Pox) by Wan Quan — a variation of An Gong Niu Huang Wan.
Actions: Clears heat; Eliminates toxins; Opens the sensory orifices; Calms the shen (spirit).
Presentation: Heat invading the Pericardium: delirium, semi-unconsciousness, feverish sensations, fidgeting and irritability; infantile convulsions with constant muscle contraction; zhong feng with closed orifices.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 748.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Niu Huang
as printed: Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis) 0.75g
|
0.75g | 1.69% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) 15g
|
15g | 33.9% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) 9g
|
9g | 20.34% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Zhi Zi
as printed: Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae) 9g
|
9g | 20.34% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Yu Jin
as printed: Yu Jin (Radix Curcumae) 6g
|
6g | 13.56% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Zhu Sha
as printed: Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 10.17% | — |
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 (-1.88)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 88%, cool 12%.
Taste
- pungent 7%
- sweet 11%
- bitter 82%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Heart 100%
- Lung 54%
- Large intestine 54%
- Stomach 54%
- Spleen 54%
- Gallbladder 54%
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
Source: powder and form corn-kernel-sized pills with flour and water; take 7-8 pills with a Deng Xin Cao decoction. Today: 1.5 g honey pills, 2 pills per dose two to three times daily; adjust for children by age and weight.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- An Gong Niu Huang Wan = this formula + She Xiang, Bing Pian, Shui Niu Jiao, Xiong Huang and Zhen Zhu
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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