Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Donguibogam · Oehyeong (Teeth)

Clear the Stomach Powder

Cheongwi-san

한글 청위산 · Pinyin Qing Wei San

淸胃散

Composition 構成

Hwangryeon Huang Lian
黃連 황련 · Coptis

4 g
Chief 君
Saengjihwang Sheng Di Huang
生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia

4 g
Deputy 臣
Mokdanpi Mu Dan Pi
牧丹皮 목단피 · Moutan Bark

4 g
Deputy 臣
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Assistant 佐
Seungma Sheng Ma
升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga

6 g
Envoy 使

Total 22 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

Drains Stomach fire and cools the Blood
Relieves toothache and gum swelling from heat

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Stomach fire flaming up along the Yangming channel
Toothache with swollen bleeding gums
Facial heat with foul breath and thirst

Biomedical correlates

Acute toothache and gingivitis
Gum swelling and bleeding
Mouth ulcers with heat signs

Clinical commentary 臨床

The dental formula of the classical canon — Seungma carries Hwangryeon straight up the Yangming channel to the gums. A reminder that the envoy herb decides where a formula goes as much as what it does. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.