Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Hwaje Gukbang (和劑局方)
Clear the Heart Lotus Seed Drink
Cheongsimyeonja-eum
한글 청심연자음 · Pinyin Qing Xin Lian Zi Yin
淸心蓮子飮
Composition 構成
- Yeonjayuk蓮子肉 연자육 · Lotus Seed8 g
Chief 君 - Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng4 g
Deputy 臣 - Hwanggi黃芪 황기 · Astragalus4 g
Deputy 臣 - Jeokbokryeong赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)4 g
Assistant 佐 - Hwanggeum黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria4 g
Assistant 佐 - Maekmundong麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope4 g
Assistant 佐 - Jigolpi地骨皮 지골피 · Lycium Root Bark4 g
Assistant 佐 - Chajeonja車前子 차전자 · Plantago Seed4 g
Assistant 佐 - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice4 g
Envoy 使
Total 40 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
- Clears deficient Heart fire and augments Qi
- Nourishes Yin and stops turbid painful urination
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Qi and Yin deficiency with Heart fire drifting into the lower burner
- Recurrent urinary discomfort with fatigue and dry mouth
- Turbid urine or discharge in the weak and worried
Biomedical correlates
- Recurrent cystitis in fatigued patients
- Chronic urethral discomfort without infection
- Stress-linked urinary frequency
Clinical commentary 臨床
For the urinary complaint that lives on worry and exhaustion rather than infection — clearing gently while it tonifies, because this patient cannot afford Paljeong-san. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.