Description
Qing Jie Tou Biao Tang (Clearing- Resolving and Exterior- Venting Decoction), from TCM Pediatrics (Zhong Yi Er Ke Xue).
Actions: Clear heat and resolve toxins, promote eruption of papules and vent pathogen
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of measles with no eruption of erythra, erythra spot becoming dense from small and rare, and dark from red, projection of erythra, being a hindrance by touch, color fading by pressure, accompanied by continuous high fever, fluctuating like tide, vexation and agitation, red eyes, cough, constipation, and red urine, red tongue with yellow and greasy coating, rapid, and powerful pulse
Category: Formulas that Release the Exterior with Acrid-cool Medicinals.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 435–438.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jin Yin Hua
as printed: Flos Lonicerae Japonicae (jin yin hua) 6 g
|
6g | 12.77% | — | |
|
Zi Cao
as printed: Radix Arnebiae (zi cao) 5 g
|
5g | 10.64% | — | |
|
Xi He Liu
as printed: Cacumen Tamaricis (xi he liu) 4 g
|
4g | 8.51% | — | |
|
Chan Tui
as printed: Periostracum Cicadae (chan tui) 4 g
|
4g | 8.51% | — | |
|
Ge Gen
as printed: Radix Puerariae Lobatae (ge gen) 4 g
|
4g | 8.51% | — | |
|
Sheng Ma
as printed: Rhizoma Cimicifugae (sheng ma) 4 g
|
4g | 8.51% | — | |
|
Lian Qiao
as printed: Fructus Forsythiae (lian qiao) 4 g
|
4g | 8.51% | — | |
|
Sang Ye
as printed: Folium Mori (sang ye) 4 g
|
4g | 8.51% | — | |
|
Ju Hua
as printed: Flos Chrysanthemi (ju hua) 4 g
|
4g | 8.51% | — | |
|
Niu Bang Zi
as printed: Fructus Arctii (niu bang zi) 4 g
|
4g | 8.51% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 4 g
|
4g | 8.51% | — |
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 (-1.32)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 49%, cool 34%, neutral 17%.
Small but decisive: Chan Tui 4g (cold, 9% of the grams), Sang Ye 4g (cold, 9% of the grams), Niu Bang Zi 4g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 17%
- sweet 52%
- bitter 21%
- salty 10%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 81%
- Stomach 55%
- Heart 49%
- Liver 36%
- Spleen 26%
- Large intestine 21%
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
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