Formulas · Transform Dampness 化濕 · Donguibogam · Japbyeong (Cold Damage)

Agastache Qi-Rectifying Powder

Gwakhyangjeonggi-san

한글 곽향정기산 · Pinyin Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San

藿香正氣散

Composition 構成

Gwakhyang Huo Xiang
藿香 곽향 · Korean Mint

6 g
Chief 君
Soyeop Zi Su Ye
蘇葉 소엽 · Perilla Leaf

4 g
Deputy 臣
Baekji Bai Zhi
白芷 백지 · Dahurian Angelica

2 g
Deputy 臣
Daebokpi Da Fu Pi
大腹皮 대복피 · Areca Husk

2 g
Assistant 佐
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

2 g
Assistant 佐
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

2 g
Assistant 佐
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

2 g
Assistant 佐
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

2 g
Assistant 佐
Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

2 g
Assistant 佐
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

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

3 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

2 g
Envoy 使

Total 33 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Actions 效能

Releases the exterior and transforms interior dampness
Regulates Qi and harmonizes the middle

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

External wind-cold with interior dampness
Vomiting and diarrhea with chills and fever
Summertime gastrointestinal upset

Biomedical correlates

Gastroenteritis
Stomach flu
Travel-related digestive upset

Clinical commentary 臨床

The classic formula for the "stomach flu" presentation — exterior and interior treated at once. A household name in Korea, where it remains a first reach for acute GI upset. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.