Formulas · Calm the Spirit 安神 · Mangye (回春)
Confucius' Great Sage Pillow-Interior Formula
Gongjachimjung-bang
한글 공자대성침중방 · Pinyin Kong Zi Da Sheng Zhen Zhong Fang
孔子大聖枕中方
Equal parts, powdered; 2 don stirred into wine, three times daily.
Composition 構成
- Gupan龜板 구판 · Tortoise Plastron12 g
Chief 君 - Yonggol龍骨 용골 · Dragon Bone12 g
Chief 君 - Wonji遠志 원지 · Polygala12 g
Deputy 臣 ginger-processed - Seokchangpo石菖蒲 석창포 · Acorus12 g
Deputy 臣
Total 48 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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
- Sharpens the wits when taken over time
- Anchors the spirit with shell and bone while the orifices are opened
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Dullness of memory and wit (令人聰明)
- Forgetfulness with an unsettled spirit
- Long-course cognitive support
Biomedical correlates
- Memory and concentration complaints
- Restlessness with poor recall
- Long-term cognitive support
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
服之令人聰明. 龜板ㆍ龍骨ㆍ遠志(薑製)ㆍ石菖蒲 各等分. 右爲末, 酒調下二錢, 日三服. 《回春》
Translation
Taken, it makes a person clear of hearing and bright of sight. Turtle plastron, dragon bone, ginger-processed polygala, and acorus, in equal parts. Powder the above; take 2 don stirred into wine, three times daily. — Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Sin)
Clinical commentary 臨床
Chongmyeong-tang with the two settling minerals swapped in — turtle plastron and dragon bone, the tradition's standard anchors for a spirit that will not stay put. The name locates it in a scholarly world where a formula could be attributed to Confucius and kept, as the title says, inside the pillow. Where the three-herb version clears the path, this one weights it down first. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.