Yi Qi Qing Jin Tang
Star益气清金汤 (Augment Qi and Clear the Metal Decoction)
Source: Yi Zong Jin Jian (1742)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Yi Qi Qing Jin Tang (Augment Qi and Clear the Metal Decoction), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (1742).
Associated formula of Bai He Gu Jin Tang.
Actions: Clears the Lungs; Benefits the throat; Transforms phlegm; Disperses clumps
Indications: Heat from constraint in the Lung channel and throat problems from harm to the qi by excessive speaking; chronic inflammation or swelling in the throat, painful or not.
Usage: Focuses on clearing the Lungs, resolving toxicity, benefiting the throat and dispersing phlegm clumps, with qi and yin tonification secondary.
Category: Formulas that Nourish and Tonify the Yin.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 386.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jie Geng
as printed: Platycodi Radix (jie geng) 9g
|
9g | 18.75% | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Scutellariae Radix (huang qin) 6g
|
6g | 12.5% | — | |
|
Zhe Bei Mu
as printed: Fritillariae thunbergii Bulbus (zhe bei mu) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Mai Men Dong
as printed: Ophiopogonis Radix (mai men dong) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Niu Bang Zi
as printed: dry-fried Arctii Fructus (chao niu bang zi) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Ginseng Radix (ren shen) 3g
|
3g | 6.25% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 3g
|
3g | 6.25% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Citri reticulatae Pericarpium (chen pi) 3g
|
3g | 6.25% | — | |
|
Zhi Zi
as printed: Gardeniae Fructus (zhi zi) 3g
|
3g | 6.25% | — | |
|
Bo He
as printed: Menthae haplocalycis Herba (bo he) 3g
|
3g | 6.25% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Glycyrrhizae Radix (gan cao) 3g
|
3g | 6.25% | — | |
|
Zi Su Ye
as printed: Perillae Folium (zi su ye) 1.5g
|
1.5g | 3.13% | — | |
|
Dan Zhu Ye
dose printed as 30 leaves; as printed: Lophatheri Herba (dan zhu ye) 30 leaves
|
g | — | — |
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 (-0.84)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 47%, cool 6%, neutral 31%, warm 16%.
Small but decisive: Zhe Bei Mu 4.5g (cold, 9% of the grams), Mai Men Dong 4.5g (cold, 9% of the grams), Niu Bang Zi 4.5g (cold, 9% of the grams), Zhi Zi 3g (cold, 6% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 27%
- sweet 17%
- bitter 53%
- bland 3%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 100%
- Heart 56%
- Spleen 50%
- Stomach 41%
- Large intestine 16%
- Small intestine 13%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Dan Zhu Ye.
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
Decoction.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Jie Geng Tang + Bo He, Chen Pi, Dan Zhu Ye, Fu Ling, Huang Qin, Mai Men Dong, Niu Bang Zi, Ren Shen, Zhe Bei Mu, Zhi Zi and Zi Su Ye
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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