An Gong Niu Huang Wan
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安宮牛黃丸 · Ān Gōng Niú Huáng Wán
A classical emergency formula from Wen Bing Tiao Bian for blazing heat sinking into the Pericardium, with high fever, clouded spirit and phlegm-heat blocking the orifices.
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- Formula Category
- Orifice-Opening Formulas
- Primary Pattern
- Heart Fire
- Primary Function
- Clear heat, open the orifices, cool blood, resolve phlegm
- Primary Therapeutic Principle
- Clear Heat from the Pericardium, resolve phlegm and open the orifices
- Classical Source
- Wen Bing Tiao Bian (Wu Jutong, 1798)
- Available as Granules
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Formula Overview
A classical emergency formula from Wen Bing Tiao Bian for blazing heat sinking into the Pericardium, with high fever, clouded spirit and phlegm-heat blocking the orifices.
Therapeutic Principle
Traditionally selected when warm-pathogen heat has sunk into the Pericardium with phlegm blocking the orifices — high fever and clouded spirit — rather than residual chest heat, Heart fire with Yin deficiency, or Liver Yang rising with internal Wind.
Composition
(Sovereign / Minister / Assistant / Envoy)
Related Conditions
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How does this formula compare?
| Compare | An Gong Niu Huang Wan | Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin | Huang Lian E Jiao Tang | Zhi Zi Chi Tang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Function | Clear heat, open the orifices, cool blood, resolve phlegm | Calm Liver Yang, extinguish internal wind, clear heat | Clear Heart fire, nourish Yin and blood, calm spirit | Clear heat, relieve restlessness and irritability |
| Formula Category | Orifice-Opening Formulas | Liver-Wind Extinguishing Formulas | Heat-Clearing Formulas | Heat-Clearing Formulas |
| Typical TCM Pattern | Heart Fire | Liver Fire | Heart Fire | Heart Fire |
| Main Conditions | Fever ·Headache ·Anxiety Restlessness ·Poor Sleep Quality | Headache ·Dizziness & Vertigo ·Tinnitus ·Anxiety Restlessness | Insomnia ·Anxiety Restlessness | Insomnia ·Anxiety Restlessness |
| Main Herbs | Cattle Gallstone ·Water Buffalo Horn ·Musk ·Coptis Rhizome ·Scutellaria / Baikal Skullcap | Gastrodia Rhizome ·Uncaria Stem with Hooks ·Abalone Shell ·Gardenia Fruit ·Scutellaria / Baikal Skullcap | Coptis Rhizome ·Scutellaria / Baikal Skullcap ·White Peony Root ·Donkey-hide Gelatin ·Egg Yolk | Gardenia Fruit ·Prepared Soybean |
| Classical Source | Wen Bing Tiao Bian (Wu Jutong, 1798) | Zhong Yi Nei Ke Za Bing Zheng Zhi Xin Yi (Hu Guangci, 1958) | Shang Han Lun (Zhang Zhongjing, Eastern Han) | Shang Han Lun (Zhang Zhongjing, Eastern Han) |
Clinical Perspective
An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin, Huang Lian E Jiao Tang and Zhi Zi Chi Tang all involve heat disturbing the Heart-spirit, but at very different depths. Zhi Zi Chi Tang vents residual chest heat after the exterior has resolved. Huang Lian E Jiao Tang clears Heart fire while nourishing Yin-blood for deficiency-type insomnia. Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin calms rising Liver Yang and internal Wind without opening the orifices. An Gong Niu Huang Wan is reserved for blazing heat sinking into the Pericardium with phlegm blocking the orifices — high fever and clouded spirit — rather than milder vexation, Yin-deficiency insomnia, or Yang-rising dizziness.
For educational reference only, based on traditional pattern differentiation — not a substitute for professional advice.
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Medical Disclaimer
For general TCM education only — not medical advice. Consult a qualified TCM practitioner or licensed healthcare provider before use, especially if pregnant, nursing, on medication, or managing a chronic condition.