Formulas · Transform Phlegm 化痰 · Uihak Jeongjeon (醫學正傳)

Pinellia, Scutellaria and Atractylodes Decoction

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한글 반하금출탕 · Pinyin Ban Xia Qin Zhu Tang

半夏芩朮湯

Composition 構成

Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

5.6 g
Chief 君
Changchul Cang Zhu
蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes

5.6 g
Chief 君
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

2.6 g
Deputy 臣片芩, wine fried
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

2.6 g
Deputy 臣
Namseong Tian Nan Xing
天南星 천남성 · Arisaema

2.6 g
Deputy 臣 blast-fried 炮
Hyangbuja Xiang Fu
香附子 향부자 · Cyperus

2.6 g
Assistant 佐
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

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

1.9 g
Assistant 佐
Wiryeongseon Wei Ling Xian
威靈仙 위령선 · Clematis

1.1 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

5 g
Envoy 使 5 slices
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1.1 g
Envoy 使

Total 32.6 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Dries damp and transforms phlegm
Clears heat from congested phlegm
Frees the channels and relieves arm pain

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Phlegm-rheum arm pain with inability to raise the arm
Damp phlegm with transforming heat
Heavy aching arm with a slippery pulse

Biomedical correlates

Frozen shoulder with inflammatory signs
Phlegm-damp brachialgia

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治痰飮臂痛不能擧. 半夏ㆍ蒼朮各一錢半, 片芩(酒炒)ㆍ白朮ㆍ南星(炮)ㆍ香附子各七分, 陳皮ㆍ赤茯苓各五分, 威靈仙ㆍ甘草各三分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑五片, 水煎服. 《正傳》

Translation

Treats phlegm-rheum arm pain with inability to raise the arm. Pinellia and black atractylodes 1.5 don each; wine-fried scutellaria, white atractylodes, blast-fried arisaema, and cyperus 0.7 don each; aged tangerine peel and red poria 0.5 don each; clematis and licorice 0.3 don each. Cut the above, make one packet, add 5 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take. — Jeongjeon 正傳 (Donguibogam · Su)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The wine-fried scutellaria is the distinguishing move — it carries cooling upward to the shoulder, indicating that this variant addresses phlegm that has begun to generate heat, where the other phlegm formulas in this section assume a cold or neutral picture. Cyperus and clematis together handle the Qi constraint and the channel obstruction respectively, making this the most complete of the phlegm decoctions for a stubborn shoulder. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.