Formulas · Warm the Interior 溫裏 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)

Angelica Frigid Extremities Decoction

Dangguisayeok-tang

한글 당귀사역탕 · Pinyin Dang Gui Si Ni Tang

當歸四逆湯

Composition 構成

Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

6 g
Chief 君
Gyeji Gui Zhi
桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig

6 g
Chief 君
Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

6 g
Deputy 臣
Sesin Xi Xin
細辛 세신 · Asarum

4 g
Deputy 臣
Tongcho Tong Cao
通草 통초 · Tetrapanax Pith

4 g
Assistant 佐
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

6 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

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

Warms the channels and dispels cold
Nourishes Blood and unblocks the vessels

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Blood deficiency with cold lodged in the channels
Cold painful hands and feet turning pale or purple
Cold-type pain of the extremities worse in winter

Biomedical correlates

Raynaud-type cold extremities
Chilblains
Cold-aggravated peripheral circulation complaints

Clinical commentary 臨床

Gyeji-tang rebuilt for vessels too empty and too cold to carry warmth to the fingertips. The standard classical answer to Raynaud-type presentations, and one of the most requested formulas in cold-climate practice. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.