Tuo Li Tou Nong Tang
Star托里透脓汤 (Drain the Interior and Discharge Pus Decoction)
Source: Yi Zong Jin Jian — Wu Qian (Qing, 1742)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Tuo Li Tou Nong Tang (Drain the Interior and Discharge Pus Decoction), from the Yi Zong Jin Jian (Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition) by Wu Qian — a variation of Tou Nong San.
Actions: Supports righteous qi and dispels pathogenic factors; Drains the interior and discharges pus.
Presentation: Abscesses of all kinds with qi and blood deficiencies whose lesions/ulcerations do not heal and keep expanding in size and depth.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 1363.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Ren Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng) 3g
|
3g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, chao (dry-fried) with soil) 3g
|
3g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Chuan Shan Jia
as printed: Chuan Shan Jia (Squama Manis, chao (dry-fried) and yan (ground) to small particles) 3g
|
3g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Bai Zhi
as printed: Bai Zhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) 3g
|
3g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Sheng Ma
as printed: Sheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) 1.5g
|
1.5g | 4.17% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae) 1.5g
|
1.5g | 4.17% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 6g
|
6g | 16.67% | — | |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) 9g
|
9g | 25% | — | |
|
Zao Jiao Ci
as printed: Zao Jiao Ci (Spina Gleditsiae) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 12.5% | — | |
|
Qing Pi
as printed: Qing Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride, chao (dry-fried)) 1.5g
|
1.5g | 4.17% | — |
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 warm (+0.71)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 13%, neutral 4%, warm 83%.
Taste
- pungent 33%
- sweet 48%
- bitter 10%
- salty 8%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 67%
- Lung 50%
- Stomach 50%
- Liver 42%
- Heart 29%
- Large intestine 13%
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
Decoct in 3 large bowls of water down to 1 bowl. Upper-body lesions: drink 1 bowl of hot grain-based liquor before the decoction; lower-body: decoction first then 1 bowl hot liquor; middle-body: take with half a bowl of hot liquor.
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