Formulas · Transform Dampness 化濕 · Samin Geukil Byeongwonnon (三因極一病源論)

Spreading Harmony Decoction

Buhwa-tang

한글 부화탕 · Pinyin Fu He Tang

敷和湯

Composition 構成

Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

4 g
Chief 君

1 jeon
Omija Wu Wei Zi
五味子 오미자 · Schisandra

4 g
Chief 君

1 jeon
Jisil Zhi Shi
枳實 지실 · Immature Bitter Orange

4 g
Deputy 臣

1 jeon
Baekbongnyeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

4 g
Deputy 臣

1 jeon
Gaja He Zi
訶子 가자 · Chebula

4 g
Assistant 佐

1 jeon
Geongang Gan Jiang
乾薑 건강 · Dried Ginger

4 g
Assistant 佐

1 jeon, blast-fried
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

4 g
Assistant 佐

1 jeon
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

1 jeon, roasted
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

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Envoy 使

2 jujubes

Total g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 1 ingredient measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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Actions 效能

For the sa and hae years, when reverting yin governs heaven and lesser yang is in the spring
Warms the centre and transforms damp in jaundice, swelling and epidemic heat

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Reverting yin wind wood governing heaven — tearing, tinnitus and dizziness
Jaundice with swelling of the feet, and cold reaching the body late in the year

Biomedical correlates

Jaundice with oedema — historical treatment

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

半夏ㆍ五味子ㆍ枳實ㆍ白茯苓ㆍ訶子ㆍ乾薑(炮)ㆍ陳皮ㆍ甘草(灸) 各一錢. 右剉, 入棗二枚, 水煎服. 《三因》

Translation

Pinellia, schisandra, bitter orange, white poria, chebule, dried ginger (blast-fried), tangerine peel and licorice (roasted), 1 jeon each. Cut up, add two jujubes, decoct in water and take. — Samin 三因 (Donguibogam · Cheonjiungi)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The year formula for sa and hae years, where reverting yin wind wood governs heaven. Eight medicinals at an equal jeon, all of them centre-warming and damp-transforming, with schisandra and chebule to hold and bitter orange to move — essentially Ijin-tang with chebule, schisandra and bitter orange added. The name is the level-qi chronogram of the wood circuit given at 1.29. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.