Red Poria Decoction

Jeokbokryeong-tang

한글 적복령탕 · Pinyin Chi Fu Ling Tang

赤茯苓湯

Composition 構成

Moktong Mu Tong
木通 목통 · Akebia

4 g
Chief 君
Jeokbokryeong Chi Fu Ling
赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)

4 g
Chief 君
Saengjihwang Sheng Di Huang
生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia

4 g
Deputy 臣
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jeokjakyak Chi Shao
赤芍藥 적작약 · Red Peony

4 g
Deputy 臣
Binrang Bing Lang
檳榔 빈랑 · Areca Seed

4 g
Assistant 佐
Maekmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

4 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

10 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 42 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Treats small-intestine heat with a red face, much sweat and urine that does not pass

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Small-intestine heat — the face red, sweating much, the urine not passing freely

Biomedical correlates

Urinary tract irritation with fever

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治小腸熱, 面赤多汗, 小便不利. 木通ㆍ赤茯苓ㆍ檳榔ㆍ生地黃ㆍ黃芩ㆍ赤芍藥ㆍ麥門冬ㆍ甘草各一錢. 右剉, 作一貼, 入生薑五片, 同煎服. 《必用方》

Translation

Treats small-intestine heat, with a red face, much sweat and urine that does not pass freely. Akebia, red poria, areca, fresh rehmannia, scutellaria, red peony, ophiopogon and licorice 1 don each. Cut up, make one packet, add 5 slices of fresh ginger and decoct together. — Piryong 必用 (Donguibogam · Sojang)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Dojeok-san's akebia and rehmannia with five more to cool and drain — the heart's heat sent down through its bowel to the urine, which is the Ojangyukbu chapter's 1.4 pairing worked as a formula. Areca is the one warm mover in it, to keep the cold drain from stalling. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.