Formulas · Transform Dampness 化濕 · Samin Geukil Byeongwonnon (三因極一病源論)

Atractylodes and Magnolia Bark Decoction

Baekchulhubak-tang

한글 백출후박탕 · Pinyin Bai Shu Hou Po Tang

白朮厚朴湯

Composition 構成

Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

4 g
Chief 君

1 jeon
Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

4 g
Chief 君

1 jeon
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

4 g
Deputy 臣

1 jeon
Yukgye Rou Gui
肉桂 육계 · Cinnamon Bark

4 g
Deputy 臣

1 jeon of cinnamon heart
Gwakhyang Huo Xiang
藿香 곽향 · Korean Mint

4 g
Assistant 佐

1 jeon
Cheongpi Qing Pi
靑皮 청피 · Green Tangerine Peel

4 g
Assistant 佐

1 jeon
Geongang Gan Jiang
乾薑 건강 · Dried Ginger

2 g
Assistant 佐

5 pun, blast-fried
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使

5 pun, roasted
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

—
Envoy 使

3 slices
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

—
Envoy 使

2 jujubes

Total g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 2 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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Actions 效能

For the gi years, when the earth circuit is insufficient and the wind qi travels abroad
Fortifies the spleen and dispels damp in diarrhoea of undigested food and sudden turmoil

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Wind overrunning an insufficient spleen — diarrhoea with abdominal pain
Heaviness of the body with twitching flesh and a readiness to anger

Biomedical correlates

Acute gastroenteritis with cramping — historical treatment

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

白朮ㆍ厚朴ㆍ半夏ㆍ桂心ㆍ藿香ㆍ靑皮各一錢, 乾薑(炮)ㆍ甘草(灸) 各五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑三片ㆍ棗二枚, 水煎服. 《三因》

Translation

White atractylodes, magnolia bark, pinellia, cinnamon heart, agastache and green tangerine peel, 1 jeon each; dried ginger (blast-fried) and licorice (roasted), 5 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, add three slices of ginger and two jujubes, decoct in water and take. — Samin 三因 (Donguibogam · Cheonjiungi)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The formula for the gi years, where the earth circuit is insufficient. Close kin to the im-year formula at ryeongchul-tang-ungi — the same spleen-warming base — with cinnamon heart and agastache in place of poria and tsaoko, which shifts it toward the sudden turmoil and cramping the chronogram names. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.