Formulas · Tonify Yin 補陰 · Hwaje Gukbang (和劑局方)

Sweet Dew Drink

Gamro-eum

한글 감로음 · Pinyin Gan Lu Yin

甘露飮

Composition 構成

Saengjihwang Sheng Di Huang
生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia

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

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

4 g
Deputy 臣
Maekmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

4 g
Deputy 臣
Seokgok Shi Hu
石斛 석곡 · Dendrobium

4 g
Deputy 臣
Injinho Yin Chen Hao
茵蔯蒿 인진호 · Capillaris

4 g
Assistant 佐
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

4 g
Assistant 佐
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

4 g
Assistant 佐
Bipayeop Pi Pa Ye
枇杷葉 비파엽 · Loquat Leaf

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 40 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 Yin and clears damp-heat from the Stomach
Heals the mouth and gums and directs heat downward

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Stomach Yin deficiency with steaming damp-heat
Recurrent mouth ulcers with bad breath and swollen gums
Dry mouth with sticky sensation and dark urine

Biomedical correlates

Recurrent aphthous ulcers
Chronic gingivitis with dryness
Halitosis with oral inflammation

Clinical commentary 臨床

Two rehmannias and two -mundongs bathing a mouth that is both dry and inflamed — Yin restored while Injinho strips the damp-heat that keeps the ulcers coming back. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.