Formulas · Dispel Wind 祛風 · Gogeum Uigam (古今醫鑑)

Head-Turning Powder

Hoesu-san

한글 회수산 · Pinyin Hui Shou San

回首散

Composition 構成

Oyak Wu Yao
烏藥 오약 · Lindera

6 g
Chief 君
Mahwang Ma Huang
麻黃 마황 · Ephedra

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

6 g
Deputy 臣
Ganghwal Qiang Huo
羌活 강활 · Notopterygium

4 g
Deputy 臣 addition for the neck
Dokhwal Du Huo
獨活 독활 · Aralia

4 g
Deputy 臣 addition for the neck
Mogwa Mu Gua
木瓜 모과 · Chinese Quince

4 g
Deputy 臣 addition for the neck
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

4 g
Assistant 佐
Baekji Bai Zhi
白芷 백지 · Dahurian Angelica

4 g
Assistant 佐
Baekgangjam Bai Jiang Can
白殭蠶 백강잠 · Silkworm

4 g
Assistant 佐
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

4 g
Assistant 佐
Geongang Gan Jiang
乾薑 건강 · Dried Ginger

2 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

3 g
Envoy 使
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

2 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1.2 g
Envoy 使

Total 58.2 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

Courses wind and frees the channels
Relaxes tense sinews of the neck
Restores rotation of the head

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Stiffness and tension of head and nape
Wry neck from a bad sleeping posture
Neck that will not turn

Biomedical correlates

Acute torticollis
Wry neck on waking
Cervical spasm

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治頭項强急, 筋急, 或挫枕, 轉項不得者. 烏藥順氣散<span class="sochu">方見風門</span>, 加羌活ㆍ獨活ㆍ木瓜, 水煎服. 《醫鑑》

Translation

Treats stiffness and tension of the head and nape, tense sinews, or a neck wrenched by the pillow (挫枕) so that it cannot be turned. Take <a href='/formulas/oyaksungi-san'>Oyaksungi-san 烏藥順氣散</a>, add notopterygium, aralia and Chinese quince, decoct in water and take. — Uigam 醫鑑 (Donguibogam · Gyeonghang)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The name says what it does: the powder that lets you turn your head again. The indication 挫枕 — a neck wrenched by the pillow — is the everyday acute wry neck that a patient wakes up with, and this is the chapter's designated formula for it. The construction is transparent: Oyaksungi-san as the wind-coursing base, plus notopterygium to reach the greater yang of the nape, aralia to reach deeper, and Chinese quince to relax the sinew that is holding the head sideways. The full composition is listed here for convenience; the base formula has its own page. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.