Description
Wen Fei Zhi Liu Dan (Lung-Warming and Runniness-Stopping Elixir), from Records of Syndrome Differentiations (Bian Zheng Lu).
Actions: Warm the lung and arrest runniness
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of sinusitis with a pattern of lung cold, with nasal obstruction, watery rhinorrhea, or accompanied with headache, itching of the nose, eyes, and throat, and paroxysmal sneezing
Category: Formulas That Warm the Channels and Dissipate Cold.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 542.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
He Zi
as printed: Fructus Chebulae (he zi) 3 g
|
3g | 8.7% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 3 g
|
3g | 8.7% | — | |
|
Jie Geng
as printed: Radix Platycodonis (jie geng) 9 g
|
9g | 26.09% | — | |
|
Yu Nao Shi
as printed: calcined Otolthum Pseudosciaenae Croceae (duan yu nao shi) 15 g
|
15g | 43.48% | — | |
|
Jing Jie
as printed: Herba Schizonepetae (jing jie) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 4.35% | — | |
|
Xi Xin
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Asari (xi xin) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 4.35% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 4.35% | — |
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 (-0.74)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 44%, neutral 44%, warm 13%.
Taste
- pungent 22%
- sweet 33%
- sour 4%
- bitter 20%
- salty 22%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 56%
- Bladder 44%
- Heart 17%
- Spleen 13%
- Large intestine 9%
- Stomach 9%
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 the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Jie Geng Tang + He Zi, Jing Jie, Ren Shen, Xi Xin and Yu Nao Shi
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