Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Seui Deukhyobang (世醫得效方)

Spring Snow Paste of the Deukhyobang

Chunseol-go

한글 춘설고 (득효) · Pinyin Chun Xue Gao

春雪膏

The second Spring Snow Paste of this section, from the Deukhyobang; the two share a name only.

Composition 構成

Bakcho Pu Xiao
朴硝 박초 · Crude Mirabilite

20 g
Chief 君

5 don
Bungsa Peng Sha
硼砂 붕사 · Borax

12 g
Chief 君

鵬砂
Yongnoe Long Nao
龍腦 용뇌 · Borneol

4 g
Deputy 臣

1 don

Total 36 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 the eyes red and swollen with an obstructing screen breeding

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Red swollen eye with a screen

Biomedical correlates

Acute conjunctivitis with corneal involvement

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治眼目赤腫生瞖障. 鵬砂三錢, 龍腦一錢, 朴硝五錢. 右合硏極細, 每用少許, 點口中津液沾入眼中, 閉霎時方開, 眼淚出效. 《得效》

Translation

Treats the eyes red and swollen with an obstructing screen breeding. Borax 3 don; borneol 1 don; mirabilite 5 don. Grind them together very fine; take a little each time, put it on the tongue, and let the saliva carry it into the eye; close the eye a moment, then open it, and the tears running is the sign of effect. — Seui Deukhyobang 得效 (Donguibogam · An)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The delivery is the oddity: the powder goes on the tongue and the saliva carries it to the eye. Three salts and nothing oily — borax, borneol and mirabilite are all hygroscopic, and what they do on contact is draw water, which is why the tears are taken as proof. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.