Formulas · Release the Exterior 解表 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)

Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Kudzu

Gyejigagalgeun-tang

한글 계지가갈근탕 · Pinyin Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang

桂枝加葛根湯

Composition 構成

Galgeun Ge Gen
葛根 갈근 · Kudzu Root

12 g
Chief 君
Gyeji Gui Zhi
桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig

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

8 g
Deputy 臣
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

4 g
Assistant 佐
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 40 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Harmonizes Yeong and Wi and releases the muscle layer
Relaxes the stiff nape

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Wind-cold exterior deficiency with sweating and stiff neck
Neck and upper back tension in a patient who sweats easily

Biomedical correlates

Neck stiffness with cold onset in deficient patients
Tension-type neck pain with sweating

Clinical commentary 臨床

Galgeun-tang for the patient who sweats — Mahwang removed, the stiff nape kept. The sweating-or-not distinction decides between the two. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.