Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Dongwon (東垣)
Platycodon Decoction for a Lost Voice
Gilgyeong-tang
한글 길경탕 (실음) · Pinyin Jie Geng Tang
Not the Haejang formula for throat pain entered as gilgyeong-tang-in; the two share a name only.
Composition 構成
- Gilgyeong桔梗 길경 · Platycodon6 g
Chief 君1 don 5 pun
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice6 g
Chief 君1 don 5 pun
- Mabal馬勃 마발 · Puffball4 g
Chief 君 - Danggui當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica4 g
Deputy 臣 - Mahwang麻黃 마황 · Ephedra2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Baekgangjam白殭蠶 백강잠 · Silkworm1.2 g
Deputy 臣3 pun
- Hwanggeum黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria1.2 g
Deputy 臣3 pun
- Gyeji桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig—
Assistant 佐a little
Total 24.4 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 1 ingredient measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.
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Actions 效能
- Treats the throat swollen and painful with the voice broken and speech hard
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Throat swelling with a broken voice
Biomedical correlates
- Laryngitis
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治咽喉腫痛, 聲破難語. 桔梗ㆍ甘草 各一錢半, 當歸ㆍ馬勃 各一錢, 麻黃 五分, 白殭蠶ㆍ黃芩 各三分, 桂枝少許. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎服. 《東垣》
Translation
Treats the throat swollen and painful with the voice broken and speech hard. Platycodon and licorice 1 don 5 pun each; angelica and puffball 1 don each; ephedra 5 pun; silkworm and scutellaria 3 pun each; a little cinnamon twig. Cut up, make one packet, decoct in water and take. — Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Inhu)