Formulas · Dispel Wind 祛風 · Dongwon (東垣)

Notopterygium Powder for the Teeth

Ganghwal-san

한글 강활산 (아치) · Pinyin Qiang Huo San

羌活散

Composition 構成

Siho Chai Hu
柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum

20 g
Chief 君

5 don
Yanggyeonggol Yang Jing Gu
羊脛骨 양경골 · Sheep's Shin Bone

8 g
Chief 君

羊脛骨灰, the ash, 2 don
Ganghwal Qiang Huo
羌活 강활 · Notopterygium

6 g
Chief 君

1 don 5 pun
Mahwang Ma Huang
麻黃 마황 · Ephedra

12 g
Deputy 臣

3 don
Bangpung Fang Feng
防風 방풍 · Siler

12 g
Deputy 臣

3 don
Chodugu Cao Dou Kou
草豆蔲 초두구 · Katsumada Galangal Seed

4 g
Deputy 臣
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

2.4 g
Deputy 臣

當歸身, 6 pun
Changchul Cang Zhu
蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Seungma Sheng Ma
升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Gobon Gao Ben
藁本 고본 · Ligusticum Root

1.2 g
Deputy 臣

3 pun
Baekji Bai Zhi
白芷 백지 · Dahurian Angelica

1.2 g
Deputy 臣

3 pun
Gyeji Gui Zhi
桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig

1.2 g
Deputy 臣

3 pun
Sesin Xi Xin
細辛 세신 · Asarum

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Assistant 佐

a little

Total 72 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 1 ingredient measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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 wind cold and damp offending the brain with pain
the teeth and gums loose and falling away — rubbed on the teeth

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Wind cold damp in the head — toothache with loose teeth

Biomedical correlates

Toothache with headache — external use

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治風寒濕犯腦痛, 牙齒齗動搖袒脫. 柴胡五錢, 麻黃ㆍ防風各三錢, 羊脛骨灰二錢, 羌活一錢半, 草豆蔲一錢, 當歸身六分, 蒼朮ㆍ升麻各五分, 藁本ㆍ白芷ㆍ桂枝各三分, 細辛少許. 右爲末, 溫水漱口淨擦之, 其痛立止. 《東垣》

Translation

Treats wind, cold and damp offending the brain with pain, and the teeth and gums loose and falling away. Bupleurum 5 don; ephedra and saposhnikovia 3 don each; sheep's shin-bone ash 2 don; notopterygium 1 don 5 pun; round cardamom 1 don; angelica body 6 pun; atractylodes lancea and cimicifuga 5 pun each; ligusticum, angelica dahurica and cinnamon twig 3 pun each; a little asarum. Powder them, rinse the mouth clean with warm water and rub it on — the pain stops at once. — Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Ahchi)

Clinical commentary 臨床

羊脛骨灰 — the ash of a sheep's shin bone, which appears in five of Dongwon's tooth powders. It is calcium phosphate, the mineral of the tooth itself, and the tradition's like-treats-like choice for a tooth is one of its better guesses. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.