Formulas · Tonify Qi 補氣 · Bangyakhappyeon (方藥合編)

Cyperus and Amomum Nourish the Stomach Decoction

Hyangsayangwi-tang

한글 향사양위탕 · Pinyin Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang

香砂養胃湯

Composition 構成

Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

4 g
Chief 君
Sain Sha Ren
砂仁 사인 · Amomum

4 g
Deputy 臣
Changchul Cang Zhu
蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes

4 g
Deputy 臣
Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

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

4 g
Assistant 佐
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

4 g
Assistant 佐
Baekdugu Bai Dou Kou
白豆蔻 백두구 · Round Cardamom

3 g
Assistant 佐
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

2 g
Assistant 佐
Mokhyang Mu Xiang
木香 목향 · Costus Root

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

3 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

2 g
Envoy 使

Total 38 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Nourishes the Stomach and strengthens the Spleen
Moves Qi and transforms dampness to restore appetite

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Stomach deficiency with damp and Qi stagnation
No appetite with fullness after minimal food
Weak digestion with epigastric stuffiness

Biomedical correlates

Chronic appetite loss
Functional dyspepsia in weak patients
Gastric weakness after illness

Clinical commentary 臨床

The Bangyakhappyeon's answer to the stomach that is both weak and stuck — a half-step more tonifying than Hyangsapyeongwi-san, a half-step more moving than Yukgunja-tang. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.