Peony and Coptis Decoction

Jakyakhwangryeon-tang

한글 작약황련탕 · Pinyin Shao Yao Huang Lian Tang

芍藥黃連湯

Composition 構成

Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

10 g
Chief 君

2 don 5 pun
Hwangryeon Huang Lian
黃連 황련 · Coptis

10 g
Chief 君

2 don 5 pun
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

10 g
Deputy 臣

2 don 5 pun
Daehwang Da Huang
大黃 대황 · Rhubarb

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Yukgye Rou Gui
肉桂 육계 · Cinnamon Bark

1 g
Assistant 佐

桂心, 2 pun 5 ri
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

mix-fried (灸)

Total 37 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Treats blood passed with the stool where the abdomen pains

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Heat in the intestine — bleeding with abdominal pain

Biomedical correlates

Rectal bleeding with pain

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治大便下血腹痛. 白芍藥ㆍ黃連ㆍ當歸各二錢半, 甘草(灸) 一錢, 大黃五分, 桂心二分半. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎服. 《易老》

Translation

Treats blood passed with the stool where the abdomen pains. White peony, coptis and angelica 2 don 5 pun each; licorice (mix-fried) 1 don; rhubarb 5 pun; cinnamon heartwood 2 pun 5 ri. Cut up, make one packet, decoct in water and take. — Yeoro 易老 (Donguibogam · Huieum)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Paired at 2.16 with Hwangryeon-tang, which is the same idea for bleeding without pain. Whether the abdomen hurts decides between them, and it is the one question the section asks. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.