Formulas · Regulate Qi 理氣 · Uihak Immun (醫學入門)

Supplemented Cyperus and Perilla Powder

Gamihyangso-san

한글 가미향소산 · Pinyin Jia Wei Xiang Su San

加味香蘇散

Composition 構成

Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

4 g
Chief 君
Goehwa Huai Hua
槐花 괴화 · Pagoda Tree Flower

4 g
Chief 君
Hyangbuja Xiang Fu
香附子 향부자 · Cyperus

2 g
Chief 君

5 pun
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

4 g
Deputy 臣
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jasoyeop Zi Su Ye
紫蘇葉 자소엽 · Perilla Leaf

2 g
Deputy 臣

紫蘇莖, the stem, 5 pun
Binrang Bing Lang
檳榔 빈랑 · Areca Seed

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Doin Tao Ren
桃仁 도인 · Peach Kernel

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Mokhyang Mu Xiang
木香 목향 · Costus Root

2 g
Assistant 佐

5 pun
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

8 g
Envoy 使

2 pieces
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

6 g
Envoy 使

3 slices
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使

5 pun

Total 42 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 qi pile

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Qi pile — piles that swell with anger or straining

Biomedical correlates

Haemorrhoids

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治氣痔. 陳皮ㆍ枳殼ㆍ川芎ㆍ槐花各一錢, 紫蘇莖ㆍ檳榔ㆍ木香ㆍ桃仁ㆍ香附ㆍ甘草各五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑三片, 棗二枚, 同煎服. 《入門》

Translation

Treats qi pile. Tangerine peel, bitter orange, chuanxiong and sophora flower 1 don each; perilla stem, areca, costus, peach kernel, cyperus and licorice 5 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, decoct with 3 slices of ginger and 2 jujubes. — Uihak Immun 入門 (Donguibogam · Huieum)

Clinical commentary 臨床

2.10 describes the qi pile: it comes down when the patient is angry or troubled and goes back when they are at ease. The formula is built on qi-movers rather than on the astringents that fill the rest of the chapter. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.