Description
Tai Yi Gao (Grand Yi Ointment), from Medical Revelations (Yi Xue Xin Wu).
Actions: Clear heat and relieve swelling, resolve toxins, and engender flesh. Indicated for the treatment of various ulcerated or nonulcerated sores and ulcers, with local red swelling and scorching pain
Indications: Its use is prohibited in patients with sores and ulcers with yin pattern
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Cortex Cinnamomi (rou gui) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 0.16% | — | |
|
Qing Fen
as printed: Calomelas (qing fen) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 0.16% | — | |
|
Bai Zhi
as printed: Radix Angelicae Dahuricae (bai zhi) 15 g
|
15g | 0.53% | — | |
|
Xuan Shen
as printed: Radix Scrophulariae (xuan shen) 15 g
|
15g | 0.53% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 15 g
|
15g | 0.53% | — | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Rubra (chi shao) 15 g
|
15g | 0.53% | — | |
|
Da Huang
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (da huang) 15 g
|
15g | 0.53% | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae (sheng di huang) 15 g
|
15g | 0.53% | — | |
|
Mu Bie Zi
as printed: Semen Momordicae (mu bie zi) 15 g
|
15g | 0.53% | — | |
|
Ru Xiang
as printed: Olibanum (ru xiang) 6 g
|
6g | 0.21% | — | |
|
Mo Yao
as printed: Myrrha (mo yao) 6 g
|
6g | 0.21% | — | |
|
A Wei
as printed: Resina Ferulae (a wei) 3 g
|
3g | 0.11% | — | |
|
Xue Yu Tan
as printed: Crinis Carbonisatus (xue yu tan) 5 g
|
5g | 0.18% | — | |
|
Qian Dan
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Minium (qian dan) 195 g
|
195g | 6.89% | — | |
|
Ma You
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Oleum Sesami (ma you) 2500 g
|
2500g | 88.37% | — |
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 (-0.98)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 1%, cool 97%, neutral 0%, warm 1%, hot 0%.
Small but decisive: Rou Gui 4.5g (hot, 0% of the grams), Qing Fen 4.5g (cold, 0% of the grams), Da Huang 15g (cold, 1% of the grams), Sheng Di Huang 15g (cold, 1% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 5%
- sweet 89%
- sour 0%
- bitter 2%
- salty 4%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Large intestine 90%
- Liver 11%
- Heart 9%
- Spleen 9%
- Stomach 2%
- Kidney 2%
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
Make into ointment, use appropriate amount and melt by fire insulation, spread on the paper, then apply it on the affected area following the size of sore opening
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