Description
Si Huang Gao (Four Yellows Ointment), from Collected Clinical Experience of Zhu Ren-kang (Zhu Ren Kang Lin Chuang Jing Yan Ji).
Actions: Clear heat and resolve toxins and relieve swelling. Indicated for the treatment of all swelling toxin, and carbuncle with red swelling and hot pain
Indications: Its use is cautious in patients with allergic constitution
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 861–873.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin) 30 g
|
30g | 16.67% | — | |
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) 30 g
|
30g | 16.67% | — | |
|
Da Huang
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (da huang) 30 g
|
30g | 16.67% | — | |
|
Fu Rong Ye
as printed: Folium Hibisci Mutabilis (fu rong ye) 30 g
|
30g | 16.67% | — | |
|
Huang Bai
as printed: Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis (huang bai) 30 g
|
30g | 16.67% | — | |
|
Ze Lan
as printed: Herba Lycopi (ze lan) 30 g
|
30g | 16.67% | — |
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 cool (-1.33)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 67%, cool 17%, warm 17%.
Taste
- pungent 17%
- bitter 83%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Large intestine 67%
- Spleen 67%
- Liver 67%
- Stomach 50%
- Lung 33%
- Heart 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
Grind the ingredients into fine powder, mix with Oleum Sesami ( ma you ) 500 mL and melted yellow wax 125 g, heat by fire insulation, make into ointment, spread it evenly on the carbasus, apply on the swollen area, then fix with adhesive tape
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Formula family
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