Wu Ji Wan
Star戊己丸 (Wu Ji Pill)
Source: Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang — Imperial Medical Department (1078)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Wu Ji Wan (Wu Ji Pill), from the Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang (Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era) by Imperial Medical Department — a variation of Zuo Jin Wan.
Actions: Clears the Liver; Purges fire; Relieves pain.
Presentation: Disharmony of the Liver and Spleen with damp-heat dysentery: epigastric pain, abdominal pain, acid regurgitation, burning diarrhea, and dysentery.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 391.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) 150g [10g]
|
10g | 33.33% | — | |
|
Wu Zhu Yu
chao (dry-fried); as printed: Wu Zhu Yu (Fructus Evodiae) 150g [10g]
|
10g | 33.33% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 150g [10g]
|
10g | 33.33% | — |
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 (-0.33)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 33%, cool 33%, hot 33%.
Pairs warm and cool. 33% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 67% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 17%
- sour 17%
- bitter 67%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Liver 100%
- Stomach 67%
- Large intestine 33%
- Heart 33%
- Kidney 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 150g of each into powder and form pills with flour, size of Wu Tong Zi (~5 mm); take 20 pills with rice soup three times daily on an empty stomach. May be decocted at bracketed doses.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- Qing Wei Tang = this formula + Ban Zhi Lian, Chai Hu, Di Yu, Huang Qi, Huang Qin, Mai Ya, Mu Li, Pu Gong Ying, Sha Ren, Xian He Cao, Xiang Fu, Yan Hu Suo and Zhe Bei Mu
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.
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