Description
Zhu Che Wan (Carts-Staying Pill), from Important Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces for Emergency ( Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang ). Composed of Rhizoma Coptidis (Huang Lian).
Actions: Clear heat and dry dampness, nourish yin, and arrest dysentery
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of chronic dysentery with red and white feces, and intermittent dysentery, with stool containing pus and blood, or intermittent attack and stop, abdominal urgency with rectal heaviness, continuing abdominal pain, feeling of vexing heat, red tongue with less coating, and thready and rapid pulse
Category: Formulas That Clear Zang-Fu Heat.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 502–509.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) 18 g
|
18g | 42.86% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 9 g
|
9g | 21.43% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
E Jiao
as printed: Colla Corii Asini (e jiao) 9 g
|
9g | 21.43% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Gan Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis (gan jiang) 6 g
|
6g | 14.29% | 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 (-0.36)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 43%, neutral 21%, warm 21%, hot 14%.
Pairs warm and cool. 36% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 43% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 25%
- sweet 32%
- bitter 43%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 86%
- Spleen 79%
- Heart 79%
- Stomach 57%
- Large intestine 43%
- Gallbladder 43%
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
Make into pills as size of soybean for oral use
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