Formulas · Calm the Spirit 安神 · Geumgwe Yoryak (金匱要略)
Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction
Gammaekdaejo-tang
한글 감맥대조탕 · Pinyin Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
甘麥大棗湯
Composition 構成
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice6 g
Chief 君 - Somaek小麥 소맥 · Wheat20 g
Deputy 臣 - Daejo大棗 대조 · Jujube6 g
Assistant 佐
Total 32 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 Heart and calms the spirit
- Harmonizes the middle and relaxes urgency
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Visceral agitation (jangjo) with sorrow and weeping without cause
- Restlessness with frequent yawning and stretching
- Emotional lability in depleted patients or children
Biomedical correlates
- Emotional lability and unexplained crying
- Pediatric night crying and restlessness
- Anxiety in depleted constitutions
Clinical commentary 臨床
Three kitchen ingredients for the spirit that weeps without knowing why — food as medicine at its most literal. Safe enough for children and the very frail, and startlingly effective for its simplicity. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.