Description
Zhu Ru Tang (Bamboo Shavings Decoction), from Experiential Formulas for Universal Relief (Pu Ji Ben Shi Fang).
Actions: Clear heat and resolve alcohol toxins, harmonize the stomach, and arrest vomiting
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of vomiting due to stomach heat or vomiting due to drinking too much wine
Category: Formulas That Direct Qi Downward.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 679–680.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ge Gen
as printed: Radix Puerariae Lobatae (ge gen) 15 g
|
15g | 35.71% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 9 g
|
9g | 21.43% | — | |
|
Ban Xia
as printed: Rhizoma Pinelliae Praeparatum (jiang ban xia) 9 g
|
9g | 21.43% | — | |
|
Zhu Ru
as printed: Caulis Bambusae in Taenia (zhu ru) 9 g
|
9g | 21.43% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) 3 pieces
|
3pieces | 100% | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Fructus Jujubae (da zao) 1 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 slightly cool (-0.36)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 57%, neutral 21%, warm 21%.
Taste
- pungent 39%
- sweet 61%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Stomach 100%
- Spleen 79%
- Lung 64%
- Heart 43%
- Gallbladder 21%
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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