Description
Zhi Shang San Fang (Formula III for Extremity Injury), from Traumatology (Wai Shang Ke Xue).
Actions: Supplement and boost qi and blood, promote healing of fracture
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of limb bone fracture in the later stage, with fracture without recovery for a long time, dull pain in the broken place, difficulty in joint motion, and cold limbs
Category: Formulas That Invigorate Blood and Dispel Stasis.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 692–700.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 12 g
|
12g | 8.96% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 12 g
|
12g | 8.96% | — | |
|
Xu Duan
as printed: Radix Dipsaci (xu duan) 12 g
|
12g | 8.96% | — | |
|
Gu Sui Bu
as printed: Rhizoma Drynariae (gu sui bu) 12 g
|
12g | 8.96% | — | |
|
Wei Ling Xian
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Clematidis (wei ling xian) 12 g
|
12g | 8.96% | — | |
|
Mu Gua
as printed: Fructus Chaenomelis (mu gua) 12 g
|
12g | 8.96% | — | |
|
Tian Hua Fen
as printed: Radix Trichosanthis (tian hua fen) 12 g
|
12g | 8.96% | — | |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: Radix Astragali (huang qi) 15 g
|
15g | 11.19% | — | |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (shu di huang) 15 g
|
15g | 11.19% | — | |
|
Zi Ran Tong
as printed: Pyritum (zi ran tong) 10 g
|
10g | 7.46% | — | |
|
Tu Bie Chong
as printed: Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga (tu bie chong) 10 g
|
10g | 7.46% | — |
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 warm (+0.34)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 8%, cool 18%, neutral 8%, warm 67%.
Pairs warm and cool. 67% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 25% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Tu Bie Chong 10g (cold, 8% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 19%
- sweet 34%
- sour 13%
- bitter 21%
- salty 12%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 71%
- Spleen 38%
- Kidney 29%
- Lung 20%
- Stomach 9%
- Heart 9%
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
Relationships
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Bai Shao, Gu Sui Bu, Mu Gua, Shu Di Huang, Tian Hua Fen, Tu Bie Chong, Wei Ling Xian, Xu Duan and Zi Ran Tong
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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