Description
Shu Feng Qing Gan Tang (Wind- Scattering and Liver-Clearing Decoction), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Dispel wind and clear heat, resolve toxins and invigorate blood
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of external oculopathy with a pattern of wind-heat complicated by blood stasis, accompanied by red eye with swelling and pain, black part of the eye with pupil nebula, photophobia, headache, nasal obstruction, red tongue with thin and yellow coating, floating, and rapid pulse
Category: Formulas that Release the Exterior with Acrid-cool Medicinals.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 435–438.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jin Yin Hua
as printed: Flos Lonicerae Japonicae (jin yin hua) 6 g
|
6g | 14.81% | — | |
|
Chai Hu
as printed: Radix Bupleuri (chai hu) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Lian Qiao
as printed: Fructus Forsythiae (lian qiao) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Zhi Zi
as printed: Fructus Gardeniae (zhi zi) 3 g
|
3g | 7.41% | — | |
|
Ju Hua
as printed: Flos Chrysanthemi (ju hua) 3 g
|
3g | 7.41% | — | |
|
Jing Jie
spike (sui); as printed: Spica Schizonepetae (jing jie sui) 3 g
|
3g | 7.41% | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng) 3 g
|
3g | 7.41% | — | |
|
Bo He
as printed: Herba Menthae (bo he) 3 g
|
3g | 7.41% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
root tail (wei); as printed: Carda part of Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui wei) 3 g
|
3g | 7.41% | — | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Rubra (chi shao) 3 g
|
3g | 7.41% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 3 g
|
3g | 7.41% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 3.7% | — | |
|
Deng Xin Cao
dose printed as 50 Chinese inches; as printed: Medulla Junci (deng xin cao) 50 Chinese inches
|
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 slightly cool (-0.59)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 22%, cool 44%, neutral 4%, warm 30%.
Pairs warm and cool. 30% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 67% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Zhi Zi 3g (cold, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 35%
- sweet 30%
- sour 4%
- bitter 32%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 63%
- Lung 59%
- Heart 44%
- Stomach 19%
- Spleen 19%
- Pericardium 19%
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: Deng Xin Cao.
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 = Wu Lin San without Chi Fu Ling + Bo He, Chai Hu, Chuan Xiong, Deng Xin Cao, Fang Feng, Jin Yin Hua, Jing Jie, Ju Hua and Lian Qiao
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