Formulas · Harmonize 和解 · Hwaje Gukbang (和劑局方)

Angelica and Peony Powder

Danggwijakyak-san

한글 당귀작약산 · Pinyin Dang Gui Shao Yao San

當歸芍藥散

Cut and made into one packet, decocted in water and taken; or finely powdered, 2 don stirred into warm wine. **Note on modern practice: abdominal pain in pregnancy requires obstetric evaluation.**

Composition 構成

Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

10 g
Chief 君
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

6 g
Deputy 臣
Taeksa Ze Xie
澤瀉 택사 · Alisma

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

3 g
Assistant 佐
Jeokbokryeong Chi Fu Ling
赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)

3 g
Assistant 佐
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

3 g
Assistant 佐

Total 31 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

Eases pain of the heart region and abdomen in pregnancy
Harmonizes the Blood while the damp is drained

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Pain of heart region and abdomen in pregnancy
with diarrhea and dysentery (姙娠心腹痛及泄痢)
Blood and water disharmony in gestation
Used equally before and after birth (産前産後通用)

Biomedical correlates

Abdominal pain in pregnancy
Pregnancy with digestive disturbance and edema
Postpartum abdominal discomfort

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治姙娠心腹痛及泄痢, 産前産後通用. 白芍藥二錢半, 川芎ㆍ澤瀉各一錢半, 當歸ㆍ赤茯苓ㆍ白朮各七分半. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎服, 或爲細末, 溫酒調下二錢. 《局方》

Translation

Treats pain of the heart region and abdomen in pregnancy, and diarrhea and dysentery; used equally before and after birth. White peony 2.5 don; cnidium and alisma, 1.5 don each; Korean angelica, red poria, and white atractylodes, 7.5 fun each. Cut the above, make one packet, decoct in water and take — or powder finely and take 2 don stirred into warm wine. — Gukbang 局方 (Donguibogam · Buin)

Clinical commentary 臨床

One of the best-known formulas in East Asian medicine, and its design is a balance rather than an attack: peony at two and a half don governing the pain, three Blood herbs on one side and three draining herbs on the other. The indication's last clause is what earned it its reputation — used equally before and after birth, which is rare on a shelf where almost every formula belongs to one phase or the other. It remains in daily use across Korea and Japan for pregnancy discomfort, edema, and cycle pain alike. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.