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Formula清热剂· 清脏腑热

玉女煎

Yù Nǚ Jiān

Jade Maiden Decoction

Zhang Jingyue's formula from Jing Yue Quan Shu Xin Fang Ba Zhen for Stomach-heat yin-vacuity syndrome with toothache, gingival bleeding, vexing heat, dry mouth, and a red tongue with dry yellow coating. It treats above by draining below, simultaneously clearing Stomach heat (shi gao, zhi mu) and enriching Kidney yin (shu di, mai dong), with niu xi directing the action downward.

Source《医方集解》《景岳全书·新方八阵·寒阵》

Treatment Principle

清胃热，滋肾阴

Clear Stomach heat and enrich Kidney yin

Formula Rhyme

玉女煎用熟地黄，膏知牛膝麦冬襄。阴亏胃热相为病，牙痛齿衄宜煎尝。

—— 方剂学方歌（传统汤头歌诀）

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
石膏Shí Gāo	君Sovereign	15g	辛甘大寒，清阳明有余之火，为君药
熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng	臣Minister	9g	滋肾水之不足，壮水以制火，为臣药
知母Zhī Mǔ	佐Assistant	5g	苦寒质润，助石膏清胃火，又助熟地滋肾阴
麦冬Mài Dōng	佐Assistant	6g	养阴清热，润肺生津
牛膝Niú Xī	使Courier	5g	引热下行，兼补肝肾，使上炎之火循经下降

Treats Patterns · 主治证型

胃阴虚证

Wèi Yīn Xū Zhèng

Stomach Yin Vacuity Pattern

胃热证

Wèi Rè Zhèng

Stomach Heat Pattern

Preparation · 煎服法

水一钟半，煎七分，温服或冷服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-17

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玉女煎Yù Nǚ Jiān

Jade Maiden Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
石膏	Shí Gāo	Jun (Sovereign)	15g
熟地黄	Shú Dì Huáng	Chen (Minister)	9g
知母	Zhī Mǔ	Zuo (Assistant)	5g
麦冬	Mài Dōng	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
牛膝	Niú Xī	Shi (Courier)	5g

Preparation: 水一钟半，煎七分，温服或冷服。

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@misc{bencaodian-yu-nu-jian,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Yù Nǚ Jiān 玉女煎 (Jade Maiden Decoction)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/yu-nu-jian},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
石膏Shí Gāo	君Sovereign	15g	辛甘大寒，清阳明有余之火，为君药
熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng	臣Minister	9g	滋肾水之不足，壮水以制火，为臣药
知母Zhī Mǔ	佐Assistant	5g	苦寒质润，助石膏清胃火，又助熟地滋肾阴
麦冬Mài Dōng	佐Assistant	6g	养阴清热，润肺生津
牛膝Niú Xī	使Courier	5g	引热下行，兼补肝肾，使上炎之火循经下降

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

石膏

Shí Gāo

Jun (Sovereign)

15g

熟地黄

Shú Dì Huáng

Chen (Minister)

知母

Zhī Mǔ

Zuo (Assistant)

麦冬

Mài Dōng

Zuo (Assistant)

牛膝

Niú Xī

Shi (Courier)

@misc{bencaodian-yu-nu-jian, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Yù Nǚ Jiān 玉女煎 (Jade Maiden Decoction)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/yu-nu-jian}, urldate = {2026-04-17}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }