Formulas · Tonify Blood 補血 · Gogeum Uigam (古今醫鑑)

Sharpen the Hearing Decoction

Chongi-tang

한글 총이탕 · Pinyin Cong Er Tang

聰耳湯

Composition 構成

Hwangbaek Huang Bai
黃柏 황백 · Phellodendron

4 g
Chief 君

黃栢, wine-fried (酒炒)
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

2 g
Chief 君

wine-washed, 5 pun
Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

2 g
Deputy 臣

wine-fried (酒炒), 5 pun
Saengjihwang Sheng Di Huang
生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia

2 g
Deputy 臣

wine-washed, 5 pun
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Jimo Zhi Mu
知母 지모 · Anemarrhena

2 g
Deputy 臣

wine-fried (酒炒), 5 pun
Baekji Bai Zhi
白芷 백지 · Dahurian Angelica

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Bangpung Fang Feng
防風 방풍 · Siler

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Ganghwal Qiang Huo
羌活 강활 · Notopterygium

2 g
Deputy 臣

wine-washed, 5 pun
Dokhwal Du Huo
獨活 독활 · Aralia

2 g
Deputy 臣

wine-washed, 5 pun
Bakha Bo He
薄荷 박하 · Mint

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Manhyeongja Man Jing Zi
蔓荊子 만형자 · Vitex

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Gobon Gao Ben
藁本 고본 · Ligusticum Root

2 g
Deputy 臣

wine-washed, 5 pun
Sesin Xi Xin
細辛 세신 · Asarum

1.2 g
Deputy 臣

3 pun
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

2 g
Assistant 佐

5 pun
Oyak Wu Yao
烏藥 오약 · Lindera

2 g
Assistant 佐

5 pun

Total 33.2 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 hardness of hearing so that sound is not clear

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Hardness of hearing from blood vacuity with heat

Biomedical correlates

Hearing loss

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治耳重聽不淸. 黃栢(酒炒) 一錢, 當歸(酒洗)ㆍ白芍藥(酒炒)ㆍ生地黃(酒洗)ㆍ川芎ㆍ知母(酒炒)ㆍ陳皮ㆍ烏藥ㆍ白芷ㆍ防風ㆍ羌活(酒洗)ㆍ獨活(酒洗)ㆍ薄荷ㆍ蔓荊子ㆍ藁本(酒洗) 各五分, 細辛三分. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎, 食後服. 服後低頭睡一時. 《醫鑑》

Translation

Treats hardness of hearing so that sound is not clear. Phellodendron (wine-fried) 1 don; angelica (wine-washed), white peony (wine-fried), fresh rehmannia (wine-washed), chuanxiong, anemarrhena (wine-fried), tangerine peel, lindera, angelica dahurica, saposhnikovia, notopterygium (wine-washed), pubescent angelica (wine-washed), mint, vitex fruit and ligusticum (wine-washed) 5 pun each; asarum 3 pun. Cut up, make one packet, decoct in water and take after food. After taking it, lie down with the head low for an hour. — Gogeum Uigam 醫鑑 (Donguibogam · I)

Clinical commentary 臨床

服後低頭睡一時 — after taking it, lie an hour with the head low. The posture is part of the prescription, meant to keep the medicine in the head; the Uigam's Tongsin-san at 1.10 gives a posture too. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.