Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Manbyeong Hoechun (萬病回春)
Scutellaria Decoction for Wasting-Thirst
Hwanggeum-tang
한글 황금탕(소갈) · Pinyin Huang Qin Tang
Same name, different formula (同名異方): this is the Donguibogam Sogal chapter's 黃芩湯. For the Shanghan lun formula of the same name, see Scutellaria Decoction (hwanggeum-tang).
Composition 構成
- Hwanggeum黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria4 g
Chief 君 lamina (片芩) - Chija梔子 치자 · Gardenia4 g
Deputy 臣 - Cheonhwabun天花粉 천화분 · Trichosanthes Root4 g
Deputy 臣 - Saengjihwang生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia4 g
Assistant 佐 - Maekmundong麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope4 g
Assistant 佐 - Galgeun葛根 갈근 · Kudzu Root4 g
Assistant 佐 dried (乾葛) - Danggui當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica4 g
Assistant 佐 - Baekjakyak白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony4 g
Assistant 佐 - Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng4 g
Assistant 佐 - Gilgyeong桔梗 길경 · Platycodon4 g
Envoy 使 - Omae烏梅 오매 · Mume Plum2 g
Envoy 使 1 piece (入烏梅一箇)
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
- Clears Lung and upper-burner heat and engenders fluids
- Nourishes Yin and Blood to relieve thirst at its source
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Upper wasting (上消) of sogal — thirst with copious drinking
- Lung and Heart heat with underlying fluid and blood insufficiency
- Dry mouth and red tongue in depleted patients who cannot tolerate harsh cold draining
Biomedical correlates
- Polydipsia-dominant presentations in diabetes and prediabetes
- Chronic dry mouth with mild anemia or undernourishment
- Thirst persisting after febrile illness
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治上消. 片芩ㆍ梔子ㆍ桔梗ㆍ麥門冬ㆍ當歸ㆍ生地黃ㆍ天花粉ㆍ乾葛ㆍ人參ㆍ白芍藥 各一錢. 右剉, 作一貼, 入烏梅一箇, 水煎服. 《回春》
Translation
Treats upper wasting. Scutellaria (lamina), gardenia, platycodon, liriope, Korean angelica, raw rehmannia, trichosanthes root, kudzu root, ginseng, and white peony, 1 don each. Cut the above, make one packet, add one mume plum, decoct in water and take. — Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Sogal)