Formulas · Transform Dampness 化濕 · Dongwon (東垣)

Patchouli Level the Stomach Powder

Gwakhyangpyeongwi-san

한글 곽향평위산 · Pinyin Huo Xiang Ping Wei San

藿香平胃散

Composition 構成

Changchul Cang Zhu
蒼朮 창출 · Atractylodes Lancea

8 g
Chief 君
Gwakhyang Huo Xiang
藿香 곽향 · Korean Mint

6 g
Chief 君
Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

6 g
Deputy 臣
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

6 g
Deputy 臣
Sain Sha Ren
砂仁 사인 · Amomum

4 g
Assistant 佐
Singok Shen Qu
神麴 신곡 · Medicated Leaven

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2.8 g
Envoy 使

honey-roasted
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

—
Envoy 使

three slices
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

—
Envoy 使

two fruits

Total g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 2 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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Actions 效能

Treats the same as above — spleen and stomach vacuity with vomiting of undigested food

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Damp turbidity in the middle burner with vomiting

Biomedical correlates

Dyspepsia with nausea

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治同上. 蒼朮二錢, 藿香ㆍ厚朴ㆍ陳皮各一錢半, 縮砂ㆍ神麴各一錢, 甘草(灸) 七分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑三片ㆍ棗二枚, 水煎服. 《東垣》

Translation

Treats the same as above. Black atractylodes, 2 don; patchouli, magnolia bark and tangerine peel, 1 don 5 fun each; cardamom and medicated leaven, 1 don each; honey-roasted licorice, 7 fun. Cut up, make one packet, add three slices of ginger and two jujubes, and decoct in water. — Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Guto)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Pyeongwi-san with patchouli, cardamom and medicated leaven added — the same modification as Gagamjeonggi-san in the Sudden Turmoil chapter, aimed at the stomach rather than at the traveller. Where Gwakhyangangwi-san above supplements, this one dries and moves, and the pair are offered for the same indication so that the physician can choose by whether the patient is depleted or merely clogged. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.