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Formula理血剂· 止血

小蓟饮子

Xiǎo Jì Yǐn Zǐ

Cephalanoplos Drink

Originally from Ji Sheng Fang, this formula treats lower-burner stasis-heat accumulating in the Bladder causing heat strangury and blood strangury with frequent, painful, burning, blood-tinged urination. This data entry contains six available herbs (sheng di, pu huang, zhi zi, hua shi, dang gui, gan cao); the complete original formula also includes xiao ji, dan zhu ye, mu tong, and ou jie.

Source《医方集解》理血之剂

Treatment Principle

凉血止血，利水通淋

Cool blood and stop bleeding; promote urination and unblock painful urinary dribbling

Formula Rhyme

小蓟饮子藕蒲黄，木通滑石生地襄。归草黑栀淡竹叶，血淋热结服之康。

—— 方剂学方歌（传统汤头歌诀）

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
生地黄Shēng Dì Huáng	君Sovereign	30g	重用凉血止血、养阴清热，为君药
蒲黄Pú Huáng	臣Minister	9g	凉血止血，化瘀利尿
栀子Zhī Zǐ	佐Assistant	9g	清三焦之火，导热下行
滑石Huá Shí	佐Assistant	15g	利水通淋，清热泄湿
当归Dāng Guī	佐Assistant	6g	养血和血，使凉血止血而不留瘀
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Courier	6g	调和诸药，缓急止痛；炙甘草

Treats Patterns · 主治证型

膀胱湿热证

Páng Guāng Shī Rè Zhèng

Bladder Damp-Heat Pattern

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-17

PractitionerPatientDate

小蓟饮子Xiǎo Jì Yǐn Zǐ

Cephalanoplos Drink

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
生地黄	Shēng Dì Huáng	Jun (Sovereign)	30g
蒲黄	Pú Huáng	Chen (Minister)	9g
栀子	Zhī Zǐ	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
滑石	Huá Shí	Zuo (Assistant)	15g
当归	Dāng Guī	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
甘草	Gān Cǎo	Shi (Courier)	6g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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@misc{bencaodian-xiao-ji-yin-zi,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Xiǎo Jì Yǐn Zǐ 小蓟饮子 (Cephalanoplos Drink)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/xiao-ji-yin-zi},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

生地黄Shēng Dì Huáng

君Sovereign

30g

重用凉血止血、养阴清热，为君药

凉血止血，化瘀利尿

清三焦之火，导热下行

15g

利水通淋，清热泄湿

养血和血，使凉血止血而不留瘀

调和诸药，缓急止痛；炙甘草

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

生地黄

Shēng Dì Huáng

Jun (Sovereign)

30g

蒲黄

Pú Huáng

Chen (Minister)

栀子

Zhī Zǐ

Zuo (Assistant)

滑石

Huá Shí

Zuo (Assistant)

15g

当归

Dāng Guī

Zuo (Assistant)

甘草

Gān Cǎo

Shi (Courier)

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