Formulas · Tonify Qi 補氣 · Jesaeng (濟生)
Poria with Pine Root Decoction for a Weak Pulse
Boksin-tang
한글 복신탕 (맥) · Pinyin Fu Shen Tang
Not the Uigam formula registered as boksin-tang-buin; the two share a name only.
Composition 構成
- Boksin茯神 복신 · Poria with hostwood2.8 g
Chief 君7 pun
- Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng2.8 g
Chief 君7 pun
- Hwanggi黃芪 황기 · Astragalus2.8 g
Chief 君7 pun
- Wonji遠志 원지 · Polygala2.8 g
Deputy 臣7 pun
- Maekmundong麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope2.8 g
Deputy 臣7 pun
- Omija五味子 오미자 · Schisandra1.2 g
Deputy 臣3 pun
- Tongcho通草 통초 · Tetrapanax Pith2.8 g
Assistant 佐7 pun
- Gilgyeong桔梗 길경 · Platycodon2.8 g
Assistant 佐7 pun
- Saenggang生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger4 g
Envoy 使2 slices
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice1.2 g
Envoy 使3 pun
Total 26 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Treats the six pulses vacuous and soft
- with pain in the heart on coughing and a rasping in the throat
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- The six pulses vacuous and soft — cough with heart pain
Biomedical correlates
- Palpitation with cough
- Debility
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治六脈虛軟, 咳則心痛, 喉中呀呀如唾狀. 茯神ㆍ人參ㆍ遠志ㆍ通草ㆍ麥門冬ㆍ黃芪ㆍ桔梗 各七分, 五味子ㆍ甘草 各三分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑 二片, 水煎服. 《濟生》
Translation
Treats the six pulses vacuous and soft, with pain in the heart on coughing and a rasping in the throat as though about to spit. Poria with pine root, ginseng, polygala, tetrapanax, ophiopogon, astragalus and platycodon 7 pun each; schisandra and licorice 3 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, add 2 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take. — Jesaeng 濟生 (Donguibogam · Maek)