Formulas · Tonify Blood 補血 · Junggyeong (仲景)

Angelica Fortify the Center Decoction

Danggwigeonjung-tang

한글 당귀건중탕 · Pinyin Dang Gui Jian Zhong Tang

當歸建中湯

Sogeonjung-tang with Korean angelica 1 don added; preparation and dosing as for the parent formula.

Composition 構成

Idang Yi Tang
飴糖 이당 · Malt Syrup

40 g
Chief 君膠飴 half cup
Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

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

12 g
Deputy 臣
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Deputy 臣
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Assistant 佐 roasted
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

8 g
Envoy 使 4 pieces
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

6 g
Envoy 使 5 slices

Total 94 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

Fortifies the center while nourishing the Blood
Stops spontaneous sweating arising from Blood vacuity

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Vacuity taxation with Blood vacuity and spontaneous sweating (血虛自汗)
The Sogeonjung pattern on a Blood-depleted ground
Postpartum and post-hemorrhagic center weakness (by extension)

Biomedical correlates

Fatigue with pallor and cramping pain
Postpartum recovery support
Anemia-adjacent depletion with abdominal discomfort

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治虛勞, 血虛自汗, 小建中湯本方加當歸一錢, 名曰當歸建中湯. 服法同上. 《仲景》

Translation

Treats vacuity taxation with Blood vacuity and spontaneous sweating: the base Sogeonjung-tang with Korean angelica 1 don added — named Angelica Fortify the Center Decoction. Taken as above. — Junggyeong 仲景 (Donguibogam · Heoro)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The Blood-side mirror of the astragalus variant — the same sweet center, aimed at the pale cramping patient rather than the sweating one. Together the three Jianzhong entries form the chapter's cleanest teaching set on modification. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.