Formulas · Warm the Interior 溫裏 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)

Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Peony

Gyejigajakyak-tang

한글 계지가작약탕 · Pinyin Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang

桂枝加芍藥湯

Composition 構成

Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

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

12 g
Chief 君
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.

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

Warms and harmonizes the middle
Relaxes hypertonicity and relieves abdominal pain

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Taeeum abdominal fullness and pain from cold
Cramping abdominal pain relieved by warmth
Digestive weakness with borborygmus and distention

Biomedical correlates

IBS with cramping and bloating
Recurrent functional abdominal pain
Post-infectious digestive cramping

Clinical commentary 臨床

Gyeji-tang with Baekjakyak doubled — one dosage change converting an exterior formula into an abdominal one. The stepping stone between Gyeji-tang and Sogeonjung-tang, and a quiet lesson in how the classic thinks. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.