Formulas · Warm the Interior 溫裏 · Dongwon (東垣)
Notopterygium and Aconite Decoction
Ganghwalbuja-tang
한글 강활부자탕 · Pinyin Qiang Huo Fu Zi Tang
Composition 構成
- Mahwang麻黃 마황 · Ephedra4 g
Chief 君 - Buja附子 부자 · Prepared Aconite4 g
Chief 君· toxic
- Bangpung防風 방풍 · Siler4 g
Deputy 臣 - Baekji白芷 백지 · Dahurian Angelica4 g
Deputy 臣 - Baekgangjam白殭蠶 백강잠 · Silkworm4 g
Deputy 臣stir-fried (炒)
- Ganghwal羌活 강활 · Notopterygium2.8 g
Deputy 臣7 pun
- Changchul蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes2.8 g
Deputy 臣7 pun
- Hwanggi黃芪 황기 · Astragalus2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Seungma升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Hwangbaek黃柏 황백 · Phellodendron2.8 g
Assistant 佐黃栢, 7 pun
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice2 g
Envoy 使mix-fried (灸), 5 pun
Total 34.4 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Treats great cold offending the brain so that the head aches and the teeth ache too — named brain wind
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Brain wind — head and teeth aching from cold
Biomedical correlates
- Headache with facial pain
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治大寒犯腦, 令人腦痛齒亦痛, 名曰腦風. 麻黃ㆍ附子ㆍ防風ㆍ白芷ㆍ白殭蠶(炒) 各一錢, 黃栢ㆍ羌活ㆍ蒼朮 各七分, 黃芪ㆍ升麻ㆍ甘草(灸) 各五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 食後水煎服. 《東垣》
Translation
Treats great cold offending the brain so that the head aches and the teeth ache too — named brain wind. Ephedra, aconite, saposhnikovia, angelica dahurica and silkworm (stir-fried) 1 don each; phellodendron, notopterygium and atractylodes lancea 7 pun each; astragalus, cimicifuga and licorice (mix-fried) 5 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, decoct in water and take after food. — Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Du)