Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Uihak Immun (醫學入門)

Pinellia Decoction

Banha-tang

한글 반하탕 · Pinyin Ban Xia Tang

半夏湯

Composition 構成

Saengjihwang Sheng Di Huang
生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia

20 g
Chief 君
Sanjoin Suan Zao Ren
酸棗仁 산조인 · Sour Jujube Seed

20 g
Chief 君

stir-fried (炒)
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

12 g
Deputy 臣
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

4 g
Deputy 臣
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

12 g
Assistant 佐
Wonji Yuan Zhi
遠志 원지 · Polygala

8 g
Assistant 佐
Jeokbokryeong Chi Fu Ling
赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)

8 g
Assistant 佐
Seomi Shu Mi
黍米 서미 · Broomcorn Millet

60 g
Envoy 使

1 hop of millet

Total 144 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Treats gallbladder replete heat with vexation and oppression

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Gallbladder repletion with heat — vexed
oppressed
sleepless

Biomedical correlates

Insomnia with agitation

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治膽實熱, 煩悶. 生地黃ㆍ酸棗仁(炒) 各五錢, 半夏ㆍ生薑各三錢, 遠志ㆍ赤茯苓各二錢, 黃芩一錢, 黍米一合. 右剉, 每一兩, 長流水煎, 澄淸服. 《入門》

Translation

Treats gallbladder replete heat with vexation and oppression. Fresh rehmannia and jujube kernel (stir-fried) 5 don each; pinellia and fresh ginger 3 don each; polygala and red poria 2 don each; scutellaria 1 don; millet 1 hop. Cut up, and for each nyang decoct in long-flowing water, let it settle, and take the clear part. — Uihak Immun 入門 (Donguibogam · Dambu)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The Lingshu's pinellia-and-millet decoction for sleeplessness — 長流水, long-flowing water, and millet are its signature — with the cooling and calming medicinals added. 7.7.3 said the full gallbladder sleeps too much and the empty one not at all, and this is the formula for the hot, agitated case. The Dreams chapter registers the Lingshu original. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.