Formulas · Reduce Food Stagnation 消食 · Uihak Jeongjeon (醫學正傳)

Augmented Two Aged Herbs Decoction from the Orthodox Tradition

Jeongjeongamiijin-tang

한글 정전가미이진탕 · Pinyin Zheng Chuan Jia Wei Er Chen Tang

正傳加味二陳湯

Composition 構成

Sansa Shan Zha
山楂 산사 · Hawthorn

6 g
Chief 君
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

4 g
Chief 君
Hyangbuja Xiang Fu
香附子 향부자 · Cyperus

4 g
Deputy 臣
Changchul Cang Zhu
蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes

3.2 g
Deputy 臣
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

2.8 g
Deputy 臣
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

3.2 g
Assistant 佐
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

3.2 g
Assistant 佐
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

2.8 g
Assistant 佐
Singok Shen Qu
神麴 신곡 · Medicated Leaven

2.8 g
Assistant 佐
Sain Sha Ren
砂仁 사인 · Amomum

2 g
Assistant 佐
Maega Mai Ya
麥芽 맥아 · Barley Sprout

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

3 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1.2 g
Envoy 使

Total 40.2 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

Transforms phlegm and disperses food
Strengthens the Spleen and moves Qi

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Phlegm and food stagnation intertwined
Chronic epigastric discomfort with sputum
Poor digestion with chest oppression

Biomedical correlates

Chronic dyspepsia with reflux
GERD-type presentations
Gastric fullness with phlegm sensation

Clinical commentary 臨床

Ijin-tang rebuilt for the patient whose phlegm and food stagnation feed each other — a mainstay for reflux-type complaints in Korean practice, where it is one of the most studied formulas for GERD. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.