Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)
Pulsatilla Decoction
Baekduong-tang
한글 백두옹탕 · Pinyin Bai Tou Weng Tang
白頭翁湯
Composition 構成
- Baekduong白頭翁 백두옹 · Pulsatilla8 g
Chief 君 - Hwangryeon黃連 황련 · Coptis6 g
Deputy 臣 - Hwangbaek黃柏 황백 · Phellodendron6 g
Deputy 臣 - Jinpi (Fraxinus)秦皮 진피 · Ash Bark6 g
Assistant 佐
Total 26 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.
Actions 效能
- Clears heat toxin and cools the Blood
- Stops dysenteric diarrhea
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Heat-toxin dysentery with blood and tenesmus
- Burning urgent diarrhea with abdominal pain
Biomedical correlates
- Acute bloody diarrhea patterns (with medical care)
- Inflammatory bowel flares with heat signs
Clinical commentary 臨床
The classical formula for hot bloody dysentery — note that the Jinpi here is ash bark (秦皮), an entirely different herb from tangerine peel (陳皮) despite the identical Korean reading. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.