Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Donguibogam · Japbyeong (Jaundice)

Capillaris Decoction

Injinho-tang

한글 인진호탕 · Pinyin Yin Chen Hao Tang

茵蔯蒿湯

Composition 構成

Injinho Yin Chen Hao
茵蔯蒿 인진호 · Capillaris

12 g
Chief 君
Chija Zhi Zi
梔子 치자 · Gardenia

6 g
Deputy 臣
Daehwang Da Huang
大黃 대황 · Rhubarb

4 g
Assistant 佐

Total 22 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 damp-heat and reduces jaundice
Drains heat through urine and stool

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Damp-heat jaundice with bright yellow coloring
Scanty dark urine with abdominal fullness
Yang-type jaundice with thirst

Biomedical correlates

Jaundice in hepatobiliary disease (adjunctive)
Cholestatic presentations
Damp-heat liver patterns

Clinical commentary 臨床

The definitive jaundice formula since the Shanghanlun — damp-heat given two exits, Chija opening the urine and Daehwang the bowel, while Injinho does the untangling. Three herbs that founded an entire hepatology tradition. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.