Formulas · Invigorate Blood 活血祛瘀 · Manbyeong Hoechun (萬病回春)

Clear the Blood Four Substances Decoction

Cheonghyeolsamul-tang

한글 청혈사물탕 · Pinyin Qing Xue Si Wu Tang

淸血四物湯

Composition 構成

Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

4 g
Chief 君
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Chief 君
Jeokjakyak Chi Shao
赤芍藥 적작약 · Red Peony

4 g
Deputy 臣
Saengjihwang Sheng Di Huang
生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia

4 g
Deputy 臣
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

4 g
Deputy 臣

片芩, wine-fried (酒炒)
Honghwa Hong Hua
紅花 홍화 · Safflower

4 g
Deputy 臣

wine-baked (酒焙)
Oryeongji Wu Ling Zhi
五靈脂 오령지 · Flying Squirrel Feces

4 g
Deputy 臣

powdered and stirred in, after food
Jeokbokryeong Chi Fu Ling
赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)

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

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

4 g
Envoy 使

2 slices
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使

raw, 5 pun

Total 42 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

Treats wine-nose

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Blood heat entering the lung — the nose red
at worst purple-black

Biomedical correlates

Rosacea
Rhinophyma

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治酒齄. 川芎ㆍ當歸ㆍ赤芍藥ㆍ生地黃ㆍ片芩(酒炒)ㆍ紅花(酒焙)ㆍ赤茯苓ㆍ陳皮各一錢, 生甘草五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑二片, 煎水, 調五靈脂末一錢, 食後服. 《回春》

Translation

Treats wine-nose. Chuanxiong, angelica, red peony, fresh rehmannia, sliced scutellaria (wine-fried), safflower (wine-baked), red poria and tangerine peel 1 don each; raw licorice 5 pun. Cut up, make one packet, add 2 slices of ginger and decoct; stir in 1 don of powdered flying-squirrel droppings and take after food. — Manbyeong Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Bi)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Samul-tang with the rehmannia kept raw and safflower and flying-squirrel droppings added — 9.12's reasoning is that the redness is blood that has grown hot, congealed and stopped moving, so the blood is cooled and moved at once. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.