Description
Sang Bai Pi Tang (Mulberry Root Bark Decoction), from The Complete Works of [Zhang] Jing-yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu).
Actions: Clear fire and clear up phlegm, relieve cough and calm panting
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of phlegm-heat obstructing in the lung with panting, cough and excessive phlegm; or whooping cough (nonproductive; without expectoration)
Category: Formulas That Clear Heat and Dissolve Phlegm.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 795.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sang Bai Pi
as printed: Cortex Mori (sang bai pi) 15 g
|
15g | 17.65% | — | |
|
Ban Xia
as printed: Rhizoma Pinelliae Praeparatum (jiang ban xia) 10 g
|
10g | 11.76% | — | |
|
Zi Su Zi
as printed: Fructus Perillae (zi su zi) 10 g
|
10g | 11.76% | — | |
|
Xing Ren
as printed: Semen Armeniacae Amarum (ku xing ren) 10 g
|
10g | 11.76% | — | |
|
Zhe Bei Mu
as printed: Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii (zhe bei mu) 10 g
|
10g | 11.76% | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin) 10 g
|
10g | 11.76% | — | |
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) 10 g
|
10g | 11.76% | — | |
|
Zhi Zi
as printed: Fructus Gardeniae (zhi zi) 10 g
|
10g | 11.76% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) 3 pieces
|
3pieces | 100% | — |
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 (-0.94)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 65%, warm 35%.
Pairs warm and cool. 35% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 65% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 24%
- sweet 18%
- bitter 59%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 88%
- Spleen 53%
- Large intestine 47%
- Heart 47%
- Stomach 35%
- Gallbladder 24%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Sheng Jiang.
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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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Xiao Ban Xia Tang + Huang Lian, Huang Qin, Sang Bai Pi, Xing Ren, Zhe Bei Mu, Zhi Zi and Zi Su Zi
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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