Formulas · Tonify Yin 補陰 · Uibang Jiphae (醫方集解)

Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal

Baekhapgogeum-tang

한글 백합고금탕 · Pinyin Bai He Gu Jin Tang

百合固金湯

Composition 構成

Sukjihwang Shu Di Huang
熟地黃 숙지황 · Prepared Rehmannia

12 g
Chief 君
Saengjihwang Sheng Di Huang
生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia

8 g
Chief 君
Baekhap Bai He
百合 백합 · Lily Bulb

8 g
Deputy 臣
Maekmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

6 g
Deputy 臣
Paemo Bei Mu
貝母 패모 · Fritillaria

4 g
Assistant 佐
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Assistant 佐
Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

4 g
Assistant 佐
Hyeonsam Xuan Shen
玄參 현삼 · Scrophularia

3 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

3 g
Envoy 使

Total 56 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

Nourishes Lung and Kidney Yin
Moistens the Lung and transforms phlegm to stop blood-streaked cough

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Lung-Kidney Yin deficiency with fire scorching the metal
Dry cough with scant or blood-streaked sputum
Sore dry throat with hot palms and night sweats

Biomedical correlates

Chronic dry cough with occasional blood streaks (with evaluation)
Post-tubercular pattern coughs (classical use)
Chronic laryngeal dryness

Clinical commentary 臨床

Preserving the metal by refilling the water — Lung dryness treated at its Kidney root, with Baekhap lending the formula its gentle, lily-white character. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.