Formulas · Stop Cough & Wheeze 止咳平喘 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)

Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Magnolia Bark and Apricot Kernel

Gyejigahubakhaengja-tang

한글 계지가후박행자탕 · Pinyin Gui Zhi Jia Hou Po Xing Zi Tang

桂枝加厚朴杏子湯

Composition 構成

Gyeji Gui Zhi
桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig

12 g
Chief 君
Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

8 g
Deputy 臣
Haengin Xing Ren
杏仁 행인 · Apricot Kernel

6 g
Deputy 臣
Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

4 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 42 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

Releases the exterior and harmonizes Yeong and Wi
Directs Lung Qi downward and calms wheezing

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Exterior deficiency cold triggering wheeze in a habitual wheezer
Cold with sweating cough and chest tightness
Wheezing flared by wind exposure in weak constitutions

Biomedical correlates

Asthma flares triggered by colds
Wheezy colds in children
Cold-sensitive chronic cough

Clinical commentary 臨床

The classic for the patient whose every cold goes straight to the chest — Gyeji-tang handling the cold while Hubak and Haengin meet the wheeze it wakes. The gentle counterpart to the Mahwang-family wheeze formulas. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.