Formulas · Release the Exterior 解表 · Bonsa (本事)

Chuanxiong and Pueraria Decoction

Gunggal-tang

한글 궁갈탕 · Pinyin Xiong Ge Tang

芎葛湯

Composition 構成

Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

4 g
Chief 君
Galgeun Ge Gen
葛根 갈근 · Kudzu Root

4 g
Chief 君

乾葛
Gyeji Gui Zhi
桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig

4 g
Deputy 臣
Sesin Xi Xin
細辛 세신 · Asarum

4 g
Deputy 臣
Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

4 g
Deputy 臣
Mahwang Ma Huang
麻黃 마황 · Ephedra

4 g
Deputy 臣
Bangpung Fang Feng
防風 방풍 · Siler

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

4 g
Assistant 佐
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

4 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

6 g
Envoy 使

3 slices
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使

5 pun

Total 44 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

Treats wind cold flank pain

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Wind cold contracted — flank pain with cold and heat

Biomedical correlates

Intercostal pain with a cold

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治風寒脇痛. 川芎ㆍ乾葛ㆍ桂枝ㆍ細辛ㆍ枳殼ㆍ人參ㆍ芍藥ㆍ麻黃ㆍ防風各一錢, 甘草五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑三片, 水煎服. 《本事》

Translation

Treats wind cold flank pain. Chuanxiong, dried pueraria, cinnamon twig, asarum, bitter orange, ginseng, peony, ephedra and saposhnikovia 1 don each; licorice 5 pun. Cut up, make one packet, add 3 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take. — Bonsa 本事 (Donguibogam · Hyeop)

Clinical commentary 臨床

A surface-releasing formula for a pain in the ribs — 16.9's reasoning is that a chill caught at the surface can lodge in the flank, and the treatment is to open the surface rather than the liver. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.