Bi Yu San碧玉散
Jasper Powder
Ingredients2 herbs
Indications
Summer-heat with damp complicated by constrained Liver and Gallbladder heat: the damp-heat still needs draining downward, but heat has also flared upward along the Liver channel.
Clinical Manifestations
- Summer damp-heat with red, sore eyes
- Sore throat in hot weather
- Mouth and tongue ulcers with scanty dark urine
- Summer heat with irritability and a bitter taste
- Heat rash with visible redness
Health Categories
Modern Applications
Common adjustments
- Eyes markedly red and swollen — add Ju Hua 菊花 and Sang Ye 桑叶
- Sore throat prominent — add Jie Geng 桔梗 and Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子
- Recurrent mouth ulcers with restlessness — add Dan Zhu Ye 淡竹叶
Contraindications
Cold in nature throughout — not for Spleen and Stomach deficiency cold, loose stools from cold, or patterns without damp-heat. The Liu Yi San cautions carry over: Hua Shi must be pharmaceutical grade, wrapped for decoction, and used in short courses. Qing Dai is bitter and cold and can upset the Stomach; take it after food.
For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.
Pregnancy
Use with caution in pregnancy — Hua Shi drains downward strongly and Qing Dai is markedly cold; only short courses under practitioner supervision.
Related Formulas
References
Source 《伤寒直格》 · Jin
- Classical source (public domain), as recorded in the source field.
2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked.
3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— pattern analysis cross-checked.
Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.