Glue and Honey Decoction

Gyomil-tang

한글 교밀탕 · Pinyin Jiao Mi Tang

膠蜜湯

Composition 構成

Agyo E Jiao
阿膠 아교 · Donkey-hide Gelatin

8 g
Chief 君

clear beaded ass-hide glue
Chongbaek Cong Bai
蔥白 총백 · Scallion White

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Chief 君

three large scallion whites with their roots on
Bongmil Feng Mi
蜂蜜 봉밀 · Honey

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Deputy 臣

two spoonfuls

Total 8 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 2 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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

Treats the stool bound and inhibited in the old and the depleted

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Blood and fluid vacuity with constipation in the aged

Biomedical correlates

Habitual constipation in the elderly

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治老人ㆍ虛人大便秘澁. 連根大葱白三莖, 新水一盞, 煎葱爛熟, 去之, 入明阿膠珠二錢, 蜜二匙, 攪令熔化, 空心服. 《直指》

Translation

Treats the stool bound and inhibited in the old and the depleted. Three large scallion whites with their roots on, boiled in a cup of fresh water until soft, then discarded; put in 2 don of clear beaded ass-hide glue and two spoonfuls of honey, stir until melted, and take on an empty stomach. — Jikji 直指 (Donguibogam · Daebyeon)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Scallion boiled and thrown away, leaving its decoction as the base for glue and honey — gelatin and sugar in warm water, drunk on an empty stomach. There is no purgative in it and no theory beyond moistening, and for a frail old patient it is both safe and likely to help. It is the gentlest prescription in the chapter. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.