Description
Zhu Ye Xie Jing Tang (Lophatherum Channel-Draining Decoction), from Revealing the Mystery of the Origin of Eye Diseases (Yuan Ji Qi Wei).
Actions: Clear heart-heat and drain dampness, dispel stasis, and remove stagnation
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of canthus pyorrhea (chronic dacryocystitis) due to heart-spleen damp-heat, with great canthus in slightly red color, impregnated pus, and yellow and greasy coating
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chai Hu
as printed: Radix Bupleuri (chai hu) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 7.58% | — | |
|
Zhi Zi
as printed: Fructus Gardeniae (zhi zi) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 7.58% | — | |
|
Qiang Huo
as printed: Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii (qiang huo) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 7.58% | — | |
|
Sheng Ma
as printed: Rhizoma Cimicifugae (sheng ma) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 7.58% | — | |
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 7.58% | — | |
|
Da Huang
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (da huang) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 7.58% | — | |
|
Zhu Ye
as printed: Folium Phyllostachydis Henonis (zhu ye) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 7.58% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 7.58% | — | |
|
Che Qian Zi
as printed: Semen Plantaginis (che qian zi) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.06% | — | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Rubra (chi shao) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.06% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.06% | — | |
|
Ze Xie
as printed: Rhizoma Alismatis (ze xie) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.06% | — | |
|
Jue Ming Zi
as printed: Semen Cassiae (jue ming zi) 1.2 g
|
1.2g | 6.06% | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin) 1.8 g
|
1.8g | 9.09% | — |
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 cool (-1.23)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 52%, cool 27%, neutral 14%, warm 8%.
Small but decisive: Zhi Zi 1.5g (cold, 8% of the grams), Huang Lian 1.5g (cold, 8% of the grams), Da Huang 1.5g (cold, 8% of the grams), Zhu Ye 1.5g (cold, 8% of the grams), Che Qian Zi 1.2g (cold, 6% of the grams), Ze Xie 1.2g (cold, 6% of the grams), Huang Qin 1.8g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 11%
- sweet 26%
- sour 3%
- bitter 44%
- salty 2%
- bland 13%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 52%
- Stomach 47%
- Spleen 46%
- Heart 46%
- Liver 41%
- Large intestine 38%
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
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Xie Xin Tang + Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Chai Hu, Che Qian Zi, Chi Shao, Fu Ling, Jue Ming Zi, Qiang Huo, Sheng Ma, Ze Xie, Zhi Zi and Zhu Ye
- This formula = Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Xie Xin Tang + Chai Hu, Che Qian Zi, Chi Shao, Fu Ling, Jue Ming Zi, Qiang Huo, Sheng Ma, Ze Xie, Zhi Zi and Zhu Ye
- This formula = Da Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin Tang + Xie Xin Tang + Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Chai Hu, Che Qian Zi, Chi Shao, Fu Ling, Jue Ming Zi, Qiang Huo, Sheng Ma, Ze Xie, Zhi Zi and Zhu Ye
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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