Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Seonmyeongbang (宣明方)

Chuanxiong and Gypsum Powder

Cheongung-seokgo-san

한글 천궁석고산 · Pinyin Chuan Xiong Shi Gao San

川芎石膏散

Given as a modification of 防風通聖散 rather than as a full composition; only the three substituted drugs are listed, and the shared base is taken from the parent formula.

Composition 構成

Hansuseok Han Shui Shi
寒水石 한수석 · Glauberite

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Chief 君

in place of the ephedra and mirabilite
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

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Deputy 臣

in place of the ephedra and mirabilite
Sain Sha Ren
砂仁 사인 · Amomum

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Envoy 使

in place of the ephedra and mirabilite

Total 0 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 3 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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 the same as Tongseong-san
Clears the spirit and brightens the will and frees the qi and blood

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Wind heat repletion of exterior and interior
Wind heat clouding the spirit

Biomedical correlates

Hypertensive headache
Stroke with agitation

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治與<a href='/formulas/bangpungtongseong-san'>通聖散</a>同, 能淸神ㆍ爽志ㆍ宣通氣血. 通聖散無麻黃ㆍ芒硝, 有寒水石ㆍ人參ㆍ縮砂, 劑法ㆍ服法亦同. 《宣明》

Translation

Treats the same as Tongseong-san; it can clear the spirit, brighten the will and free the qi and blood. It is Tongseong-san without the ephedra and mirabilite, and with calcite, ginseng and amomum; the method of compounding and of taking are also the same. — Seonmyeongbang 宣明 (Donguibogam · Pung)

Clinical commentary 臨床

A modification stated purely as a difference, which is how the Xuanming's author Liu Wansu recorded his own variants. Drop the ephedra and the mirabilite — that is, stop forcing sweat and stop purging — and put in calcite, ginseng and amomum: cold without the salt, support for the qi, and an aromatic to protect the stomach. The result is the same formula made fit for repeated use rather than for a single assault, and the stated aim, clearing the spirit and brightening the will, matches that. For a hypertensive patient with headache and agitation it is the safer of the two. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.