Description
Zhi Lei Bu Gan San (Tear-Stopping and Liver-Supplementing Powder), from Essentials from the Silver Sea (Yin Hai Jing Wei).
Actions: Nourish the blood and soften the liver, dispel wind and stop tear
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of dacryorrhea when encountering wind due to liver blood insufficiency and kidney yin depletion, with pale complexion, dizziness, insomnia, profuse dreaming, fatigue, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, lacrimation when encountering wind, pale tongue and thready pulse
Category: Formulas That Supplement the Blood.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 571–573.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 15 g
|
15g | 16.13% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 12 g
|
12g | 12.9% | — | |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (shu di huang) 12 g
|
12g | 12.9% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 12 g
|
12g | 12.9% | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng) 12 g
|
12g | 12.9% | — | |
|
Xia Ku Cao
as printed: Spica Prunellae (xia ku cao) 12 g
|
12g | 12.9% | — | |
|
Ji Li
as printed: Fructus Tribuli (ji li) 9 g
|
9g | 9.68% | — | |
|
Mu Zei
as printed: Herba Equiseti Hiemalis (mu zei) 9 g
|
9g | 9.68% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) three pieces
|
3pieces | 100% | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Fructus Jujubae (da zao) one piece
|
1piece | 100% | — |
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 (+0.19)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 13%, cool 16%, neutral 10%, warm 61%.
Pairs warm and cool. 61% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 29% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 37%
- sweet 31%
- sour 8%
- bitter 24%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 100%
- Spleen 42%
- Gallbladder 36%
- Heart 13%
- Kidney 13%
- Pericardium 13%
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: Sheng Jiang, Da Zao.
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
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Si Wu Tang + Da Zao, Fang Feng, Ji Li, Mu Zei, Sheng Jiang and Xia Ku Cao
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