Description
Qiang Huo Sheng Feng Tang (Notopterygium Wind-Eliminating Decoction), from Revealing the Mystery of the Origin of Eye Diseases (Yuan Ji Qi Wei).
Actions: Dispel wind and overcome dampness
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of wind-heat harassing the upper body, with a lot of secretion in the eye, blurred in eyesight, intolerance of light, red vessels crossing white eye (angular conjunctivitis), headache, nasal obstruction, distention sensation with tears, heavy sensation of the head, and soreness of the supraorbital bone, and clustered stars nebula (herpes simplex keratitis)
Category: Formulas That Dispel Wind and Overcome Dampness.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 778–779.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (bai zhu) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 8.47% | — | |
|
Zhi Ke
as printed: Fructus Aurantii (zhi qiao) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.78% | — | |
|
Qiang Huo
as printed: Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii (qiang huo) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.78% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.78% | — | |
|
Bai Zhi
as printed: Radix Angelicae Dahuricae (bai zhi) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.78% | — | |
|
Du Huo
as printed: Radix Angelicae Pubescentis (du huo) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.78% | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.78% | — | |
|
Qian Hu
as printed: Radix Peucedani (qian hu) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.78% | — | |
|
Jie Geng
as printed: Radix Platycodonis (jie geng) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.78% | — | |
|
Bo He
as printed: Herba Menthae (bo he) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.78% | — | |
|
Jing Jie
as printed: Herba Schizonepetae (jing jie) 0.9 g
|
0.9g | 5.08% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 0.9 g
|
0.9g | 5.08% | — | |
|
Chai Hu
as printed: Radix Bupleuri (chai hu) 2.1 g
|
2.1g | 11.86% | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 8.47% | — |
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 neutral (-0.02)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 9%, cool 32%, neutral 12%, warm 48%.
Pairs warm and cool. 48% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 41% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Huang Qin 1.5g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 51%
- sweet 13%
- sour 2%
- bitter 35%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 53%
- Liver 44%
- Stomach 36%
- Spleen 36%
- Gallbladder 27%
- Large intestine 22%
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
Relationships
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Formula family
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.
Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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