Shu Gan Jie Yu Tang
StarSource: Zhong Yi Fu Ke Zhi Liao Xue
Last updated October 23, 2026
Explain this formula AI · professionals
An AI tool for verified professionals
Our AI tools are available only to verified practitioners, who can weigh what a language model drafts against their own training and a patient in front of them.
Already verified? Sign in to use it. Practitioners can register a professional account; we review your credentials before the AI tools unlock.
Description
Shu Gan Jie Yu Tang (Spread the Liver and Resolve the Stagnatio n Decoction), from Zhong Yi Fu Ke Zhi Liao Xue.
Actions: Soothe Liver, resolve stagnation, invigorate blood, and remove stasis.
Indications: Qi stagnation and blood stasis. Symptoms include hesitant menstruation, scanty with clots, distending pain at chest, hypochondriac region, lower back, and abdomen, occasional belching, and wiry pulse.
Source: Liu C, Tseng A, with Yang S. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Modern Applications of Traditional Formulas. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2005, p. 212.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Xiang Fu
as printed: Xiang Fu 9 g
|
9g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Qing Pi
as printed: Qing Pi 9 g
|
9g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Chai Hu
as printed: Chai Hu 9 g
|
9g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Yu Jin
as printed: Yu Jin 9 g
|
9g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong 9 g
|
9g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Dan Shen
as printed: Dan Shen 12 g
|
12g | 14.81% | — | |
|
Ze Lan
as printed: Hong Ze Lan 12 g
|
12g | 14.81% | — | |
|
Yan Hu Suo
as printed: Yan Hu Suo 6 g
|
6g | 7.41% | — | |
|
Chuan Lian Zi
as printed: Chuan Lian Zi Tan 6 g
|
6g | 7.41% | — |
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 19%, cool 26%, neutral 11%, warm 44%.
Pairs warm and cool. 44% 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: Chuan Lian Zi 6g (cold, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 43%
- sweet 4%
- bitter 54%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 100%
- Pericardium 37%
- Spleen 33%
- Heart 33%
- Gallbladder 33%
- Lung 11%
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
Decoction.
Conditions Addressed
Click a node for details · double-click to expand it · Ctrl/⌘ + scroll or two fingers to zoom and pan.
Formula family
Full equations
- This formula = Tong Qi San + Jin Ling Zi San + Dan Shen, Qing Pi, Yu Jin and Ze Lan. Chuan Xiong at about 2× the dose relative to the other herbs, against the catalogue's Tong Qi San.
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.
Formula Network
Formulas that share herbs with this one — the closer to the centre, the stronger the match. Click a node to explore.
Similar Formulas by composition
Match score combines dosage-weighted composition (cosine, 70%) with shared-herb overlap (Jaccard, 30%).
Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
📝 Notes
Public notes from the community and your own private notes on Shu Gan Jie Yu Tang.
No notes yet.