Zheng Gu Zi Jin Dan
Star正骨紫金丹 (Purple and Gold Pill for Righteous Bones)
Source: Yi Zong Jin Jian — Wu Qian (1742)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Zheng Gu Zi Jin Dan (Purple and Gold Pill for Righteous Bones), from the Yi Zong Jin Jian (Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition) by Wu Qian.
Actions: Activates blood circulation and dispels blood stasis; Opens the channels and collaterals; Reduces swelling and bruising.
Presentation: Traumatic injuries: various types of physical injuries with pain, swelling, inflammation, bruising, and damage to both soft tissues and bone.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 901.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 60g
|
60g | 13.51% | activates and nourishes blood; replenishes blood lost through injury | |
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Bai Shao
as printed: Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 60g
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60g | 13.51% | activates and nourishes blood; replenishes blood lost through injury | |
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Xue Jie
as printed: Xue Jie (Sanguis Draconis) 30g
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30g | 6.76% | breaks up blood stagnation; helps generate new blood | |
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Hong Hua
as printed: Hong Hua (Flos Carthami) 30g
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30g | 6.76% | breaks up blood stagnation; helps generate new blood | |
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Er Cha
as printed: Er Cha (Catechu) 30g
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30g | 6.76% | cools the blood and clears heat | |
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Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan) 15g
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15g | 3.38% | cools the blood and clears heat | |
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Da Huang
prepared; as printed: Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) 30g
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30g | 6.76% | eliminates heat and drains blood stasis | |
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Mu Xiang
as printed: Mu Xiang (Radix Aucklandiae) 30g
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30g | 6.76% | activates qi circulation and relieves pain | |
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Ding Xiang
as printed: Ding Xiang (Flos Caryophylli) 30g
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30g | 6.76% | activates qi circulation and relieves pain | |
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Lian Zi
as printed: Lian Zi (Semen Nelumbinis) 60g
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60g | 13.51% | tonifies the Spleen; reduces swelling via urination | |
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Fu Ling
as printed: Fu Ling (Poria) 60g
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60g | 13.51% | tonifies the Spleen; reduces swelling via urination | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae) 9g
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9g | 2.03% | harmonizes the herbs |
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 neutral (-0.03)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 7%, cool 24%, neutral 36%, warm 34%.
Pairs warm and cool. 34% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 30% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Da Huang 30g (cold, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 25%
- sweet 32%
- sour 7%
- bitter 25%
- salty 3%
- bland 7%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 76%
- Heart 66%
- Liver 51%
- Kidney 37%
- Lung 36%
- Stomach 22%
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 text: grind to fine powder and form honey pills; take 9g of pills with grain-based liquor or Tong Bian (Infantis Urina).
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Dang Gui, Ding Xiang, Er Cha, Fu Ling, Hong Hua, Lian Zi, Mu Dan Pi, Mu Xiang and Xue Jie
- This formula = Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Dang Gui, Ding Xiang, Er Cha, Fu Ling, Hong Hua, Lian Zi, Mu Dan Pi, Mu Xiang and Xue Jie
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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