Description
Shi Jun Zi San (Rangooncreeper Powder), from Comprehensive Recording of Divine Assistance (Sheng Ji Zong Lu).
Actions: Expel roundworms and kill worms, and regulate the spleen and stomach
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of ascariasis, with intermittent umbilical and abdominal pain, or no desire to eat, or paroxia, irregular stool or diarrhea, or constipation, or roundworms discharged, white macules on the face, blue macules on the white of the eye (sclera), rice-like white spots on the inside of lips, even emaciation, enlarged abdomen with prominent veins, peeled or greasy coating, red tip of the tongue, wiry and slippery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shi Jun Zi
as printed: Fructus Quisqualis (shi jun zi) 90 g
|
90g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Lu Hui
as printed: Aloe (lu hui) 90 g
|
90g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Ku Lian Pi
as printed: Cortex Meliae (ku lian pi) 90 g
|
90g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Bing Lang
as printed: Semen Arecae (bing lang) 90 g
|
90g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Wu Yi
as printed: Fructus Ulmi Macrocarpae Praeparata (wu yi) 90 g
|
90g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Ding Xiang
as printed: Flos Caryophylli (ding xiang) 60 g
|
60g | 9.52% | — | |
|
Rou Dou Kou
as printed: Semen Myristicae (rou dou kou) 60 g
|
60g | 9.52% | — | |
|
Ku Shen
as printed: Radix Sophorae Flavescentis (ku shen) 60 g
|
60g | 9.52% | — | |
|
Qing Fen
as printed: Calomelas (qing fen)
|
g | — | — |
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 (-0.14)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 38%, warm 62%.
Pairs warm and cool. 62% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 38% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Ku Shen 60g (cold, 10% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 33%
- sweet 14%
- bitter 52%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Stomach 100%
- Spleen 62%
- Large intestine 48%
- Liver 38%
- Lung 10%
- Heart 10%
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: Qing Fen.
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 6 g each time with water for oral use
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