Formulas · Tonify Qi 補氣 · Manbyeong Hoechun (萬病回春)
Costus and Amomum Six Gentlemen Decoction (Spleen Diarrhoea)
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A different 香砂六君子湯 from the one registered on this site from the Bangyakhappyeon; the Hoechun version here drops pinellia and poria and adds peony, atractylodes and dioscorea.
Composition 構成
- Hyangbuja香附子 향부자 · Cyperus4 g
Chief 君 - Sain砂仁 사인 · Amomum4 g
Chief 君ground
- Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng4 g
Chief 君 - Baekchul白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes4 g
Chief 君 - Hubak厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark4 g
Deputy 臣 - Jinpi陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel4 g
Deputy 臣 - Baekjakyak白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony4 g
Assistant 佐stir-fried
- Changchul蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes4 g
Assistant 佐stir-fried
- Sanyak山藥 산약 · Chinese Yam4 g
Assistant 佐stir-fried
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice2 g
Envoy 使roasted
- Saenggang生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger—
Envoy 使three slices
- Omae烏梅 오매 · Mume Plum—
Envoy 使one fruit
Total 38 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 2 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.
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Actions 效能
- Treats spleen diarrhoea
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Spleen qi vacuity with qi stagnation and loose stool
Biomedical correlates
- Functional diarrhoea
- Dyspepsia with diarrhoea
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治脾泄. 香附子ㆍ縮砂(硏)ㆍ厚朴ㆍ陳皮ㆍ人參ㆍ白朮ㆍ白芍藥(炒)ㆍ蒼朮(炒)ㆍ山藥(炒) 各一錢, 甘草(灸) 五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑 三片, 烏梅 一箇, 水煎服. 《回春》
Translation
Treats spleen diarrhoea. Cyperus, ground amomum, magnolia bark, tangerine peel, ginseng, white atractylodes, stir-fried white peony, stir-fried atractylodes and stir-fried dioscorea, 1 don each; roasted licorice, 5 fun. Cut up, make one packet, add three slices of ginger and one mume plum, and decoct in water. — Manbyeong Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Daebyeon)