Yu Nu Jian
Star玉女煎 (Jade Woman Decoction)
Source: Jing Yue Quan Shu — Zhang Jie-Bin (Zhang Jing-Yue) (1624)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Yu Nu Jian (Jade Woman Decoction), from the Jing Yue Quan Shu (Collected Treatises of [Zhang] Jing Yue) by Zhang Jie-Bin (Zhang Jing-Yue).
Actions: Clears Stomach heat; Nourishes yin.
Presentation: 1. Stomach heat accompanied by yin deficiency: irritability, warm sensations, thirst, a dry mouth, headache, toothache, gum bleeding, a red tongue body, and a yellow dry tongue coating. 2. Xiao ke (wasting and thirsting) syndrome with excess hunger and thirst.
Cautions:
- Contraindicated for loose stools from Spleen and Stomach deficiency and cold
Pharmacological effects reported:
- Hypoglycemic: oral 5 mL/kg in rabbits gave a gradual, sustained glucose-lowering effect between 3 and 9 hours
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 398.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shi Gao
dose printed as 15-30g; as printed: Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) 9-15g [15-30g]
|
g | — | Jun (Chief) | clears Stomach heat; sweet generates fluids, acrid disperses heat |
|
Zhi Mu
as printed: Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 30% | Chen (Deputy) | helps Shi Gao clear heat and moisten dryness |
|
Shu Di Huang
dose printed as 9-30g; as printed: Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) 9-30g
|
g | — | Chen (Deputy) | nourishes yin |
|
Mai Men Dong
as printed: Mai Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis) 6g
|
6g | 40% | Chen (Deputy) | helps Shu Di Huang nourish yin |
|
Chuan Niu Xi
as printed: Chuan Niu Xi (Radix Cyathulae) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 30% | leads heat downward to relieve bleeding and rising Stomach heat |
Dui Yao — Core Herb Pairs
The classical two-herb combinations at the heart of this formula, as recorded on the herbs' own pages — each pair has an action neither herb has alone.
Clearing stomach fire is combined with nourishing kidney yin, treating the pattern of stomach heat above with yin deficiency below.
Toothache, bleeding gums and thirst from stomach heat with kidney yin deficiency.
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 nature not shown: the chief herb (Shi Gao) has no dose in grams.
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 70%, neutral 30%.
Taste
- sweet 50%
- bitter 50%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 70%
- Stomach 70%
- Kidney 60%
- Spleen 40%
- Heart 40%
- Liver 30%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
2 herbs without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Shi Gao, Shu Di Huang.
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 in 1.5 bowls of water down to 70%; take warm or cool. Shi Gao may be used at the bracketed dose.
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