Formulas · Drain Dampness 利水滲濕 · Piryong (必用)

Major Tangerine Peel Decoction

Daegyulpi-tang

한글 대귤피탕 · Pinyin Da Ju Pi Tang

大橘皮湯

Composition 構成

Hwalseok Hua Shi
滑石 활석 · Talc

12 g
Chief 君
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

6 g
Chief 君
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jeokbokryeong Chi Fu Ling
赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jeoryeong Zhu Ling
猪苓 저령 · Polyporus

4 g
Deputy 臣
Taeksa Ze Xie
澤瀉 택사 · Alisma

4 g
Deputy 臣
Yukgye Rou Gui
肉桂 육계 · Cinnamon Bark

2.8 g
Assistant 佐

cinnamon bark (桂皮)
Binrang Bing Lang
檳榔 빈랑 · Areca Seed

2.4 g
Assistant 佐
Mokhyang Mu Xiang
木香 목향 · Costus Root

2 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

10 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1.6 g
Envoy 使

mix-fried (灸)

Total 52.8 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

Clears damp heat attacking within
Disinhibits water and frees the urine
Relieves distension of heart and abdomen

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Damp heat attacking within with distension and fullness of heart and abdomen
Water swelling with urine inhibited and slippery diarrhoea

Biomedical correlates

Oedema with ascites and diarrhoea

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治濕熱內攻, 心腹脹滿, 幷水腫, 小便不利, 大便滑泄. 滑石三錢, 陳皮一錢半, 白朮ㆍ赤茯苓ㆍ猪苓ㆍ澤瀉各一錢, 桂皮七分, 檳榔六分, 木香五分, 甘草(灸) 四分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑五, 水煎服. 《必用》

Translation

Treats damp heat attacking within, with distension and fullness of heart and abdomen, together with water swelling, urine not disinhibited and slippery diarrhoea. Talc 3 don; tangerine peel 1.5 don; white atractylodes, red poria, polyporus and alisma 1 don each; cinnamon bark 7 pun; areca 6 pun; costus 5 pun; licorice (mix-fried) 4 pun. Cut up, make one packet, add 5 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take. — Piryong 必用 (Donguibogam · Bujong)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Oryeong-san with talc and the qi-movers added, in decoction form where the previous formula is a powder. The two treat the same presentation — oedema with urine blocked and stool loose — and the section places them together for that reason. The choice between them is one of force: this one is milder and taken as a decoction, which suits damp heat that is attacking rather than lodged. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.