Sophora Flower Powder from the Bonsa

Goehwa-san

한글 괴화산 (본사) · Pinyin Huai Hua San

槐花散

Not the Hoechun formula registered as goehwa-san; the two share a name only.

Composition 構成

Goehwa Huai Hua
槐花 괴화 · Pagoda Tree Flower

8 g
Chief 君

stir-fried (炒), equal parts
Cheukbaekyeop Ce Bai Ye
側柏葉 측백엽 · Arborvitae Leaf

8 g
Chief 君

baked, equal parts
Hyeonggae Jing Jie
荊芥 형개 · Schizonepeta

8 g
Deputy 臣

equal parts
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

8 g
Deputy 臣

equal parts
Mitang Mi Tang
米湯 미탕 · Rice Water

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Envoy 使

rice water as the draught, on an empty stomach

Total 32 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 intestinal wind and visceral toxin

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Intestinal wind; visceral toxin

Biomedical correlates

Rectal bleeding
Haemorrhoidal bleeding

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治腸風臟毒. 槐花(炒)ㆍ栢葉(焙)ㆍ荊芥ㆍ枳殼各等分. 右爲末, 每二錢, 空心米飮調下. 《本事》

Translation

Treats intestinal wind and visceral toxin. Sophora flower (stir-fried), arborvitae leaf (baked), schizonepeta and bitter orange in equal parts. Powder them and take 2 don at a time stirred into rice water on an empty stomach. — Bonsa 本事 (Donguibogam · Hueum)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Four medicinals in equal parts, still prescribed under this name for bleeding from the lower bowel. Sophora flower and arborvitae leaf both cool the blood and stop bleeding; schizonepeta and bitter orange carry them to the intestine. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.