Formulas · Drain Dampness 利水滲濕 · Uihak Gangmok (醫學綱目)
Stephania and Poria Decoction
Banggibokryeong-tang
한글 방기복령탕 · Pinyin Fang Ji Fu Ling Tang
防己茯苓湯
Composition 構成
- Jeokbokryeong赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)12 g
Chief 君 - Bangi防己 방기 · Sinomenium6 g
Deputy 臣 - Hwanggi黃芪 황기 · Astragalus6 g
Deputy 臣 - Gyeji桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig6 g
Assistant 佐 - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice4 g
Envoy 使
Total 34 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Disinhibits water in the skin and disperses swelling of the upper body
- Boosts the qi and warms the channels
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Skin water with swelling of the upper body
Biomedical correlates
- Subcutaneous oedema of the upper body
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治皮水上體腫. 赤茯苓 三錢, 防己ㆍ黃芪ㆍ桂枝 各一錢半, 甘草 一錢. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎服. 《綱目》
Translation
Treats skin water with swelling of the upper body. Red poria 3 don; stephania, astragalus and cinnamon twig 1.5 don each; licorice 1 don. Cut up, make one packet, decoct in water and take. — Uihak Gangmok 綱目 (Donguibogam · Bujong)
Clinical commentary 臨床
皮水, skin water, is one of the four rheums of the Jingui, and it is water lying in the flesh rather than in the organs — swelling that pits and does not answer to thirst. Astragalus and cinnamon twig secure and warm the surface while poria and stephania drain, so the water is moved without the exterior being opened. Set against the two ephedra formulas above, which sweat it out, this is the gentler route to the same region. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.