Description
Qu Hui Tang (Roundworms-Expelling Decoction), from Empirical Formula (Jing Yan Fang).
Actions: Expel and kill roundworms
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of abdominal pain due to worm accumulation, with vexation and agitation, irascibility, dry mouth and tongue, wiry and thready and rapid pulse
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 830–831.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wu Mei
as printed: Fructus Mume (wu mei) 12 g
|
12g | 24% | — | |
|
Hu Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Picrorhizae (hu huang lian) 3 g
|
3g | 6% | — | |
|
Lei Wan
as printed: Omphalia (lei wan) 6 g
|
6g | 12% | — | |
|
Bing Lang
as printed: Semen Arecae (bing lang) 9 g
|
9g | 18% | — | |
|
Shi Jun Zi
as printed: Fructus Quisqualis (shi jun zi) 6 g
|
6g | 12% | — | |
|
Zhi Ke
as printed: Fructus Aurantii (zhi qiao) 5 g
|
5g | 10% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 9 g
|
9g | 18% | — |
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 slightly cool (-0.34)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 18%, cool 28%, neutral 24%, warm 30%.
Pairs warm and cool. 30% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 46% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Hu Huang Lian 3g (cold, 6% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 12%
- sweet 12%
- sour 36%
- bitter 39%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Large intestine 70%
- Spleen 64%
- Stomach 58%
- Liver 48%
- Lung 34%
- Heart 6%
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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