Aloeswood Downbear the Qi Powder

Chimhyanggamgi-san

한글 침향강기산 · Pinyin Chen Xiang Jiang Qi San

沈香降氣散

The transcription writes 沈 as 睕 throughout this chapter; restored. The formula's title names aloeswood, which does not appear among its ingredients in the base text.

Composition 構成

Ganghwang Jiang Huang
薑黃 강황 · Turmeric

4 g
Chief 君
Hyangbuja Xiang Fu
香附子 향부자 · Cyperus

2 g
Chief 君

5 pun
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

4 g
Deputy 臣
Samneung San Leng
三稜 삼릉 · Sparganium

2.8 g
Deputy 臣

roasted (煨), 7 pun
Bongchul E Zhu
莪朮 봉출 · Zedoary

2.8 g
Deputy 臣

roasted (煨), 7 pun
Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

2.8 g
Deputy 臣

7 pun
Oyak Wu Yao
烏藥 오약 · Lindera

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Daebokpi Da Fu Pi
大腹皮 대복피 · Areca Husk

1 g
Deputy 臣

2 pun 5 ri
Ikjiin Yi Zhi Ren
益智仁 익지인 · Alpinia

2.8 g
Assistant 佐

7 pun
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

2 g
Assistant 佐

5 pun
Jasoyeop Zi Su Ye
紫蘇葉 자소엽 · Perilla Leaf

2 g
Assistant 佐

5 pun
Singok Shen Qu
神麴 신곡 · Medicated Leaven

2 g
Assistant 佐

5 pun
Maega Mai Ya
麥芽 맥아 · Barley Sprout

2 g
Assistant 佐

5 pun
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

1 g
Assistant 佐

2 pun 5 ri
Gaja He Zi
訶子 가자 · Chebula

1 g
Assistant 佐

2 pun 5 ri
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 38.2 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 qi stagnation with stabbing pain in flank and ribs and a blocked chest and diaphragm

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Qi stagnation — stabbing flank pain
chest blocked

Biomedical correlates

Functional dyspepsia with chest and flank pain

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治氣滯脇肋刺痛, 胸膈痞塞. 薑黃ㆍ陳皮ㆍ甘草各一錢, 三稜ㆍ蓬朮(幷煨)ㆍ益智ㆍ厚朴各七分, 白朮ㆍ紫蘇葉ㆍ香附子ㆍ神麴ㆍ麥芽ㆍ烏藥各五分, 人參ㆍ訶子ㆍ大腹皮各二分半. 右剉, 作一貼, 煎服. 《丹心》

Translation

Treats qi stagnation with stabbing pain in flank and ribs and the chest and diaphragm blocked and stuffed. Turmeric, tangerine peel and licorice 1 don each; sparganium and curcuma (both roasted), alpinia and magnolia bark 7 pun each; white atractylodes, perilla leaf, cyperus, medicated leaven, barley sprout and lindera 5 pun each; ginseng, chebula and areca husk 2 pun 5 ri each. Cut up, make one packet, decoct and take. — Dansim 丹心 (Donguibogam · Hyeop)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Sixteen medicinals at small doses, most of them qi movers, with ginseng and chebula at two and a half pun to keep the moving from emptying. Turmeric at the head is the chapter's medicinal for pain under the ribs. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.