Formulas · Transform Phlegm 化痰 · Uihak Gangmok (醫學綱目)

Two Worthies Powder

Ihyeon-san

한글 이현산 · Pinyin Er Xian San

二賢散

Carries two alternative names in the chapter: 一名二賢湯 attributed to Deukhyo 得效, and 滌痰散 in the Hoechun 回春 tradition. The alcohol phlegm passage at 6.5.8 lists 滌痰散 among its recommended formulas, which is this same prescription under the third name.

Composition 構成

Gyulhong Ju Hong
橘紅 귤홍 · Red Tangerine Peel

640 g
Chief 君 1 geun
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

160 g
Deputy 臣 4 nyang
Baegyeom Bai Yan
白鹽 백염 · White Salt

20 g
Envoy 使 half a nyang; all three steeped in water a finger's depth above, boiled dry in a pan, then dry-roasted and powdered

Total 820 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 the lung and disperses phlegm
Downbears qi
Resolves alcohol toxin

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Qi phlegm with chest oppression
Phlegm from drink
Cough with thick phlegm

Biomedical correlates

Chronic bronchitis
Alcohol-related gastritis with phlegm

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

淸肺, 消痰, 下氣, 解酒毒. 橘紅一斤, 甘草四兩, 鹽半兩. 右以水浸過一指許, 鍋內煮乾, 焙爲末. 每日早晚各二匙, 淡薑湯, 或白湯調下. 一名二賢湯. 《綱目》

Translation

Clears the lung, disperses phlegm, downbears qi and resolves alcohol toxin. Red tangerine peel 1 geun, licorice 4 nyang, salt half a nyang. Steep in water to a finger's depth above, boil dry in a pan, then dry-roast and powder. Take two spoons morning and evening in weak ginger decoction or plain hot water. Also called Ihyeon-tang. — Uihak Gangmok 綱目 (Donguibogam · Damum)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The same salt-boiled tangerine peel method as Moisten and Downbear Pill, with licorice at four nyang instead of two and the peel left whole rather than stripped. The claim to resolve alcohol toxin puts it in the alcohol phlegm section as well, where it appears under yet another name. Three names for one formula is a good illustration of why the Bogam's cross-references need collating rather than reading at face value — the same prescription can look like three different recommendations. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.