Formulas · Tonify Qi 補氣 · Danggye Simbeop (丹溪心法)
Boost the Qi and Sharpen the Hearing and Sight Decoction
Ikgi-chongmyeong-tang
한글 익기총명탕 · Pinyin Yi Qi Cong Ming Tang
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Composition 構成
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice4.8 g
Chief 君1 don 2 pun
- Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng4 g
Chief 君1 don
- Hwanggi黃芪 황기 · Astragalus4 g
Chief 君1 don
- Seungma升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga2.4 g
Deputy 臣6 pun
- Galgeun葛根 갈근 · Kudzu Root2.4 g
Deputy 臣6 pun
- Manhyeongja蔓荊子 만형자 · Vitex1.2 g
Deputy 臣3 pun
- Baekjakyak白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony0.8 g
Assistant 佐2 pun
- Hwangbaek黃柏 황백 · Phellodendron0.8 g
Assistant 佐2 pun
Total 20.4 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Treats taxation damage and vacuity detriment in the aged with ringing ears and dim eyes; taken long there is no internal obstruction or dimness and no ringing or deafness
- and it makes the spirit lively
- the appetite double
- and the ears and eyes sharp
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Qi vacuity of old age with dim sight and ringing ears
Biomedical correlates
- Age-related visual and hearing decline
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治老人勞傷虛損, 耳鳴眼昏. 久服無內障昏暗ㆍ耳鳴耳聾之證, 又令精神爽快, 飮食倍增, 耳目聦明. 甘草(灸) 一錢二分, 人參ㆍ黃芪 各一錢, 升麻ㆍ葛根 各六分, 蔓荊子 三分, 白芍藥ㆍ黃栢 酒炒 各二分. 右剉作一貼, 水煎, 朝夕服. 得睡更妙. 《丹心》
Translation
Treats taxation damage and vacuity detriment in the aged with ringing ears and dim eyes. Taken long, there is no internal obstruction or dimness and no ringing or deafness; it also makes the spirit lively, the appetite double, and the ears and eyes sharp. Roasted licorice 1 don 2 pun; ginseng and astragalus 1 don each; cimicifuga and pueraria 6 pun each; vitex 3 pun; white peony and wine-fried phellodendron 2 pun each. Cut up as one packet, decoct in water, and take morning and evening. If sleep follows, better still. — Danggye Simbeop 丹心 (Donguibogam · An)