Yin Qiao Ma Bo San
Star银翘马勃散 (Lonicera, Forsythia, and Puffball Powder)
Source: Wen Bing Tiao Bian (1798)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Yin Qiao Ma Bo San (Lonicera, Forsythia, and Puffball Powder), from Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian).
Actions: Clear heat and relieve sore throat
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of warm-heat and pestilential toxin accumulation in the throat, with sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, red swelling of the tonsil, accompanied by fever, thirst, constipation, dark urine, red tongue with yellow coating, and rapid and forceful pulse
Category: Formulas That Clear Heat and Resolve Toxins.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 492–496.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lian Qiao
as printed: Fructus Forsythiae (lian qiao) 30 g
|
30g | 37.04% | — | |
|
Niu Bang Zi
as printed: Fructus Arctii (niu bang zi) 18 g
|
18g | 22.22% | — | |
|
Jin Yin Hua
as printed: Flos Lonicerae Japonicae (jin yin hua) 15 g
|
15g | 18.52% | — | |
|
She Gan
as printed: Rhizoma Belamcandae (she gan) 9 g
|
9g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Ma Bo
as printed: Lasiosphaera seu Calvatia (ma bo) 9 g
|
9g | 11.11% | — |
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 (-1.41)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 52%, cool 37%, neutral 11%.
Taste
- pungent 22%
- sweet 19%
- bitter 59%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 100%
- Heart 56%
- Stomach 41%
- Small intestine 37%
- Large intestine 19%
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, and dose of infants should be discounted
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