Formulas · Dispel Wind 祛風 · Uihak Gangmok (醫學綱目)

Schizonepeta and Gypsum Powder

Hyeonggae-san

한글 형개산 · Pinyin Jing Jie San

荊芥散

The source gives only 等分, equal parts; the weights here are nominal. A different formula of this name from the Tangaek, built on schizonepeta spikes and a child's urine for blood dizziness after delivery, is registered separately as hyeonggae-san.

Composition 構成

Hyeonggae Jing Jie
荊芥 형개 · Schizonepeta

40 g
Chief 君

荊芥穗, the spikes
Seokgo Shi Gao
石膏 석고 · Gypsum

40 g
Deputy 臣

煆, calcined

Total 80 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 head wind by scattering the wind and cooling the heat under it
Carries the pair outward with ginger and scallion

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Head wind with a turning head and dizzy eyes
Headache with wind heat

Biomedical correlates

Headache with wind-heat signs
Tension-type headache

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治頭風. 荊芥穗ㆍ石膏(煆) 等分爲末, 每二錢, 以薑葱煎水調下. 名荊芥散. 《綱目》

Translation

Treats head wind. Schizonepeta spikes and calcined gypsum in equal parts, powdered; take 2 don a dose, stirred down in a decoction of ginger and scallion. It is called Hyeonggae-san. — Gangmok 綱目 (Donguibogam · Du)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Two drugs pulling in opposite directions and a vehicle that decides which way the formula goes: schizonepeta scatters outward, calcined gypsum cools downward, and the ginger-and-scallion decoction sends the pair to the surface. 頭風 is the chapter's name for a headache that recurs with exposure to wind and cold, and the formula is aimed at the version of it that runs hot. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.