Zhi Bao Dan
Star至宝丹 (Greatest Treasure Special Pill)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Zhi Bao Dan (Greatest Treasure Special Pill), is used to aromatically open the orifices; clear heat-toxin; transform phlegm-heat.
Presentation: heat type of locked-up syndrome.
Syndrome: Locked-up syndrome.
Composition strategy:
- strongest at transforming phlegm; weakest at removing heat-toxin and reducing heat
Source: Yang Y. Chinese Herbal Formulas: Treatment Principles and Composition Strategies. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2010, p. 332.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shui Niu Jiao
substitutes Cornu Rhinocerotis (xi jiao) in the original formula; as printed: Cornu Bubali (shui niu jiao) 30 g
|
30g | 16.58% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
She Xiang
as printed: Moschus (she xiang) 0.3 g
|
0.3g | 0.17% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Dai Mao
as printed: raw Carapax Eretmochelydis (sheng dai mao) 30 g
|
30g | 16.58% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Niu Huang
as printed: Calculus Bovis (niu huang) 0.3 g
|
0.3g | 0.17% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Bing Pian
as printed: Borneolum Syntheticum (he cheng long nao) 0.3 g
|
0.3g | 0.17% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
An Xi Xiang
as printed: Benzoinum (an xi xiang) 30 g
|
30g | 16.58% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Hu Po
as printed: Succinum (hu po) 30 g
|
30g | 16.58% | Zuo (Assistant) | — |
|
Zhu Sha
as printed: Cinnabaris (zhu sha) 30 g
|
30g | 16.58% | Zuo (Assistant) | — |
|
Xiong Huang
as printed: Realgar (xiong huang) 30 g
|
30g | 16.58% | Zuo (Assistant) | — |
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 cool (-0.67)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 33%, cool 17%, neutral 33%, warm 17%.
Taste
- pungent 17%
- sweet 33%
- bitter 25%
- salty 17%
- bland 8%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Heart 83%
- Liver 83%
- Stomach 33%
- Spleen 17%
- Large intestine 17%
- Lung 0%
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
Patent pill form only
Relationships
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Formula family
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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Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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