Formulas · Dispel Wind-Damp 祛風濕 · Naeoesang Byeonhogron (內外傷辨惑論)
Notopterygium Overcome Dampness Decoction
Ganghwalseungseup-tang
한글 강활승습탕 · Pinyin Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
羌活勝濕湯
Composition 構成
- Ganghwal羌活 강활 · Notopterygium6 g
Chief 君 - Dokhwal獨活 독활 · Aralia6 g
Chief 君 - Gobon藁本 고본 · Ligusticum Root4 g
Deputy 臣 - Bangpung防風 방풍 · Siler4 g
Deputy 臣 - Cheongung川芎 천궁 · Cnidium4 g
Assistant 佐 - Manhyeongja蔓荊子 만형자 · Vitex2 g
Assistant 佐 - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice4 g
Envoy 使
Total 30 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Dispels wind-damp from the surface and channels
- Relieves heavy aching of the head shoulders and back
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Wind-damp lodged in the Taiyang surface
- Heavy painful head and nape with stiff aching back
- Body heaviness worse in damp weather
Biomedical correlates
- Weather-sensitive neck and upper back pain
- Heavy-pattern tension headache
- Whole-back myofascial aching
Clinical commentary 臨床
Wind herbs to defeat dampness — Dong-won's lesson that damp in the surface is lifted out by wind, not drained downward. For the back that aches like a wet coat before every rain. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.