Xing Jun San
Star行军散 (Troop-Marching Powder)
Source: Huo Luan Lun — Wan Shi-Xiong
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Xing Jun San (Troop-Marching Powder), from the Huo Luan Lun (Discussion of Sudden Turmoil Disorders) by Wan Shi-Xiong.
Actions: Opens the sensory orifices; Dispels filth and fetidness; Eliminates toxins.
Presentation: Sha zhang (acute filthy disease) and sudden turmoil disorder in late summer and early fall: vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, extreme irritability, chest oppression, and altered consciousness or unconsciousness. Other uses: oral lesions, sore throat, and corneal opacity caused by wind-heat.
Cautions:
- Contraindicated in pregnancy because many ingredients are acrid, aromatic and dispersing
- Xiong Huang is a potentially toxic heavy metal and She Xiang comes from an endangered animal; both are rarely used today and most products remove or substitute them
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 756.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
She Xiang
chief agent together with Bing Pian; as printed: She Xiang (Moschus) 3g
|
3g | 7.52% | Jun (Chief) | aromatic; opens the sensory orifices, activates qi circulation, dispels filth and fetidness |
|
Bing Pian
chief agent together with She Xiang; as printed: Bing Pian (Borneolum Syntheticum) 3g
|
3g | 7.52% | Jun (Chief) | aromatic; opens the sensory orifices, dispels filth and fetidness |
|
Niu Huang
as printed: Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis) 3g
|
3g | 7.52% | clears the Heart, eliminates toxins, dispels phlegm, opens the orifices | |
|
Xiao Shi
zhi (prepared); as printed: Xiao Shi, zhi (prepared) (Niter) 0.9g
|
0.9g | 2.26% | purges heat and breaks stagnation | |
|
Peng Sha
as printed: Peng Sha (Borax) 3g
|
3g | 7.52% | clears heat and eliminates toxins | |
|
Xiong Huang
shui fei (refined with water); used at a large dose; as printed: Xiong Huang, shui fei (refined with water) (Realgar) 24g
|
24g | 60.15% | dispels filth and fetidness, eliminates toxins | |
|
Zhen Zhu
as printed: Zhen Zhu (Margarita) 3g
|
3g | 7.52% | calms the shen |
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 (+0.26)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 10%, cool 23%, warm 68%.
Pairs warm and cool. 68% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 32% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Xiao Shi 0.9g (cold, 2% of the grams), Zhen Zhu 3g (cold, 8% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 41%
- sweet 11%
- bitter 39%
- salty 9%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 83%
- Stomach 70%
- Large intestine 60%
- Heart 32%
- Spleen 17%
- Lung 15%
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
Source: grind each ingredient separately to extremely fine powder, mix and grind again, store sealed with wax in a porcelain container; take 0.9-1.5g per dose with room-temperature boiled water. Modern: Xiong Huang and Zhen Zhu are water-refined (shui fei) separately, the rest powdered, blended and sifted; take 0.3-0.9g per dose, two to three times daily.
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