Ward Off Cold Decoction

Eohan-tang

한글 어한탕 · Pinyin Yu Han Tang

禦寒湯

Composition 構成

Hwanggi Huang Qi
黃芪 황기 · Astragalus

4 g
Chief 君
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

2 g
Chief 君

5 pun
Changchul Cang Zhu
蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes

2.8 g
Deputy 臣

7 pun
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Seungma Sheng Ma
升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Bangpung Fang Feng
防風 방풍 · Siler

1.2 g
Deputy 臣

3 pun
Baekji Bai Zhi
白芷 백지 · Dahurian Angelica

1.2 g
Deputy 臣

3 pun
Ganghwal Qiang Huo
羌活 강활 · Notopterygium

0.8 g
Deputy 臣

2 pun
Bulicho Fo Er Cao
佛耳草 불이초 · Cudweed

1.2 g
Assistant 佐

3 pun
Gwandonghwa Kuan Dong Hua
款冬花 관동화 · Coltsfoot Flower

1.2 g
Assistant 佐

3 pun
Hwangryeon Huang Lian
黃連 황련 · Coptis

0.8 g
Assistant 佐

2 pun
Hwangbaek Huang Bai
黃柏 황백 · Phellodendron

0.8 g
Assistant 佐

黃栢, 2 pun
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1.2 g
Envoy 使

3 pun

Total 21.2 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 a nose blocked from contracting cold

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Cold contracted — the nose blocked
the defence qi weak

Biomedical correlates

Chronic rhinitis with fatigue

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治感寒鼻塞. 黃芪一錢, 蒼朮七分, 陳皮ㆍ人參ㆍ升麻各五分, 防風ㆍ白芷ㆍ佛耳草ㆍ款冬花ㆍ甘草各三分, 黃連ㆍ黃栢ㆍ羌活各二分. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎服. 《東垣》

Translation

Treats a nose blocked from contracting cold. Astragalus 1 don; atractylodes lancea 7 pun; tangerine peel, ginseng and cimicifuga 5 pun each; saposhnikovia, angelica dahurica, cudweed, coltsfoot and licorice 3 pun each; coptis, phellodendron and notopterygium 2 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, decoct in water and take. — Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Bi)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Bojungikgi-tang's frame with the nose medicinals on top and a pinch of the three cooling ones at two pun. Dongwon treats a nose that blocks whenever the weather turns as a weak surface rather than a cold caught. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.