Description
Sheng Ma Tang (Cimicifuga Decoction), from Precious Mirror of Health (Wei Sheng Bao Jian).
Actions: Eliminate dampness and dissolve phlegm
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of thunder head wind (a type of headache) due to upward rushing of damp-phlegm, accompanied by thundery headache, or node generated on the head and face with pain, aversion to cold, fever, spasms of the four limbs
Category: Formulas That Dry Dampness 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, pp. 787–789.
Composition
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 (0.00)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 40%, neutral 20%, warm 40%.
Pairs warm and cool. 40% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 40% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 40%
- sweet 20%
- bitter 40%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Stomach 100%
- Spleen 100%
- Liver 60%
- Lung 40%
- Large intestine 40%
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
Grind the ingredients into crude powder, and decoct 15 g each time with water for oral use
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