Description
Shang Xia Xiang Zi Tang (Upper-Nether Mutual-Supplying Decoction), from Secret Records in a Stone Room (Shi Shi Mi Lu).
Actions: Nourish yin and clear heat, consolidate Chong Vessel and stanch bleeding
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of more evident dry mouth and tongue, and inability to eat or drink after profuse uterine bleeding
Category: Formulas that Supplement Yin.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 591–598.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (shu di huang) 30 g
|
30g | 18.52% | — | |
|
Shan Zhu Yu
as printed: Fructus Corni (shan zhu yu) 15 g
|
15g | 9.26% | — | |
|
Yu zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati (yu zhu) 15 g
|
15g | 9.26% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 9 g
|
9g | 5.56% | — | |
|
Xuan Shen
as printed: Radix Scrophulariae (xuan shen) 9 g
|
9g | 5.56% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 15 g
|
15g | 9.26% | — | |
|
Mai Men Dong
as printed: Radix Ophiopogonis (mai dong) 30 g
|
30g | 18.52% | — | |
|
Wu Wei Zi
as printed: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (wu wei zi) 6 g
|
6g | 3.7% | — | |
|
Niu Xi
as printed: Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae (niu xi) 15 g
|
15g | 9.26% | — | |
|
Bei Sha Shen
as printed: Radix Glehniae (bei sha shen) 15 g
|
15g | 9.26% | — | |
|
Che Qian Zi
as printed: Semen Plantaginis (che qian zi) 3 g
|
3g | 1.85% | — |
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 (-0.19)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 20%, cool 24%, neutral 9%, warm 46%.
Pairs warm and cool. 46% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 44% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Che Qian Zi 3g (cold, 2% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 5%
- sweet 57%
- sour 14%
- bitter 22%
- salty 2%
- bland 1%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 54%
- Kidney 54%
- Liver 48%
- Stomach 43%
- Heart 37%
- Spleen 33%
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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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Sheng Mai San + Bei Sha Shen, Che Qian Zi, Dang Gui, Niu Xi, Shan Zhu Yu, Shu Di Huang, Xuan Shen and Yu 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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