Formulas · Transform Phlegm 化痰 · Gogeum Uigam (古今醫鑑)
Atractylodes and Coptis Pill
Changryeon-hwan
한글 창련환 · Pinyin Cang Lian Wan
Powdered and bound with steamed cake into pills the size of mung beans; 30–50 pills with warm water. The instruction that distinguishes it: **in summer double the coptis; in winter double the evodia.**
Composition 構成
- Hwangryeon黃連 황련 · Coptis40 g
Chief 君 doubled in summer - Osuyu吳茱萸 오수유 · Evodia40 g
Chief 君 doubled in winter - Changchul蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes40 g
Deputy 臣 - Jinpi陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel40 g
Deputy 臣 - Banha半夏 반하 · Pinellia40 g
Deputy 臣 - Baekbokryeong白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)40 g
Assistant 佐
Total 240 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.
Actions 效能
- Stops the swallowing and vomiting of sour
- Shifts its own proportions with the season
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Swallowing of sour and vomiting of sour (呑酸吐酸)
- Acid reflux varying with the season
- Chronic reflux requiring adjustment through the year
Biomedical correlates
- Acid reflux and regurgitation
- Seasonal variation in reflux symptoms
- Long-course management
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治呑酸吐酸. 黃連 一兩 <span class='sochu'>夏月倍</span>, 吳茱萸 <span class='sochu'>冬月倍</span>ㆍ蒼朮ㆍ陳皮ㆍ半夏ㆍ白茯苓 各一兩. 右爲末, 蒸餠和丸菉豆大, 溫水下三五十丸. 《醫鑑》
Translation
Treats swallowing of sour and vomiting of sour. Coptis 1 nyang <span class='sochu'>— doubled in the summer months —</span>; evodia <span class='sochu'>— doubled in the winter months —</span>, atractylodes, tangerine peel, pinellia, and white poria, 1 nyang each. Powder the above and bind with steamed cake into pills the size of mung beans; take 30–50 pills with warm water. — Uigam 醫鑑 (Donguibogam · Naesang)