Formulas · Warm the Interior 溫裏 · Donguibogam · Japbyeong (Cold Damage)

Regulate the Middle Decoction

Ijung-tang

한글 이중탕 · Pinyin Li Zhong Tang

理中湯

Composition 構成

Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

8 g
Chief 君
Geongang Gan Jiang
乾薑 건강 · Dried Ginger

8 g
Chief 君
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

8 g
Deputy 臣
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使 honey-fried

Total 28 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Actions 效能

Warms the Middle Jiao
Dispels interior cold
Tonifies Spleen Qi

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Spleen Yang deficiency with cold
Abdominal pain relieved by warmth and pressure
Watery diarrhea with no thirst

Biomedical correlates

Chronic gastritis with cold intolerance
Irritable bowel with diarrhea
Poor digestion of cold foods

Clinical commentary 臨床

The archetypal interior-warming formula from the Shanghan tradition. Geongang warms while Insam supports — cold and deficiency addressed in a single stroke. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.