Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Manbyeong Hoechun (萬病回春)
Coptis Decoction for Tongue Sores
Hwangryeon-tang
한글 황련탕 (설창) · Pinyin Huang Lian Tang
Not Zhongjing's formula registered as hwangryeon-tang; the two share a name only.
Composition 構成
- Hwangryeon黃連 황련 · Coptis4 g
Chief 君wine-fried (酒炒)
- Saengjihwang生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia4 g
Chief 君wine-washed
- Chija梔子 치자 · Gardenia4 g
Deputy 臣stir-fried (炒)
- Maekmundong麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope4 g
Deputy 臣 - Danggui當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica4 g
Deputy 臣wine-washed
- Jeokjakyak赤芍藥 적작약 · Red Peony4 g
Deputy 臣 - Seogak犀角 서각 · Rhinoceros Horn (prohibited)2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun · CITES
- Bakha薄荷 박하 · Mint2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice2 g
Envoy 使5 pun
Total 30 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
- Treats heart fire with sores on the tongue
- or the tongue swollen and dry and cracked
- or bleeding at the tip
- or the tongue hard
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Heart fire — tongue sores
- swelling
- bleeding or hardness
Biomedical correlates
- Glossitis
- Geographic tongue
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治心火舌上生瘡, 或舌上腫燥裂, 或舌尖出血, 或舌硬. 黃連(酒炒)ㆍ梔子(炒)ㆍ生地黃(酒洗)ㆍ麥門冬ㆍ當歸(酒洗)ㆍ赤芍藥 各一錢, 犀角ㆍ薄荷ㆍ甘草 各五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎, 食後服. 《回春》
Translation
Treats heart fire with sores arising on the tongue, or the tongue swollen, dry and cracked, or bleeding at the tip, or the tongue hard. Coptis (wine-fried), gardenia (stir-fried), fresh rehmannia (wine-washed), ophiopogon, angelica (wine-washed) and red peony 1 don each; rhinoceros horn, mint and licorice 5 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, decoct in water and take after food. — Manbyeong Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Guseol)