Modified Secure the Root Pill

Gagamgobon-hwan

한글 가감고본환 · Pinyin Jia Jian Gu Ben Wan

加減固本丸

The Bogam gives this name without a composition, stating only that it is 二參丹 of the Wind chapter; the ingredients and weights are taken from that entry, whose source is the Yeokro.

Composition 構成

Dansam Dan Shen
丹參 단삼 · Salvia

60 g
Chief 君
Sukjihwang Shu Di Huang
熟地黃 숙지황 · Prepared Rehmannia

60 g
Chief 君
Cheonmundong Tian Men Dong
天門冬 천문동 · Asparagus Root

60 g
Deputy 臣
Maengmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

40 g
Deputy 臣
Baekbongnyeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

40 g
Deputy 臣
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

20 g
Assistant 佐
Wonji Yuan Zhi
遠志 원지 · Polygala

20 g
Assistant 佐
Seokchangpo Shi Chang Pu
石菖蒲 석창포 · Acorus

20 g
Assistant 佐
Jusa Zhu Sha
朱砂 주사 · Cinnabar (toxic)

20 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

40 g
Envoy 使

Total 380 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

Nourishes the spirit and settles the will
Harmonises the blood
Restores memory after wind stroke

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Clouded forgetfulness in the elderly
Forgetfulness after wind stroke
Heart and kidney insufficiency with poor recall

Biomedical correlates

Age-related cognitive decline
Post-stroke cognitive impairment
Mild cognitive impairment

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治老人昏忘及中風後健忘. 卽風門二參丹也<span class='sochu'>方見風門</span>. 《入門》

Translation

Treats clouded forgetfulness in the aged and forgetfulness after wind stroke. It is the Two Salvias Elixir of the Wind chapter <span class='sochu'>formula in the Wind chapter</span>. — Immun 入門 (Donguibogam · Sin)

Clinical commentary 臨床

One formula under two names: 加減固本丸 in the Spirit chapter, 二參丹 in the Wind chapter, with a third name 二丹丹 recorded there. The Bogam cross-references rather than reprinting, and the only thing the Spirit chapter adds is the indication — 老人昏忘, clouded forgetfulness in the aged. **Leave the cinnabar out.** — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.