Formulas · Calm the Spirit 安神 · Seui Deukhyobang (世醫得效方)
Open the Heart Powder
Gaesim-san
한글 개심산 · Pinyin Kai Xin San
開心散
The materials of Jeongji-hwan with the hostwood poria removed, powdered; 2 don per dose, taken with any warm drink.
Composition 構成
- Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng120 g
Chief 君 - Baekbokryeong白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)120 g
Deputy 臣 - Seokchangpo石菖蒲 석창포 · Acorus80 g
Assistant 佐 - Wonji遠志 원지 · Polygala80 g
Assistant 佐 prepared
Total 400 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 forgetfulness with the settling pill reduced to a powder
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Forgetfulness (健忘)
- The simpler daily form of Jeongji-hwan
- Memory complaints without marked restlessness
Biomedical correlates
- Memory and concentration complaints
- Mild cognitive fatigue
- Daily supportive use
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治健忘. 以定志丸料, 去茯神爲末. 每二錢, 湯飮任下. 《得效》
Translation
Treats forgetfulness. Take the materials of Jeongji-hwan, remove the hostwood poria, and powder them; take 2 don each time with any warm drink. — Deukhyo 得效 (Donguibogam · Sin)
Clinical commentary 臨床
The same formula stripped for daily use — hostwood poria dropped, the pill format abandoned, and no mineral at all. Its name is the plainest statement of what this group of herbs is thought to do: acorus and polygala open the Heart's orifices, and what was clouded becomes passable again. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.