Formulas · Drain Dampness 利水滲濕 · Manbyeong Hoechun (萬病回春)

Eliminate Dampness and Fortify the Spleen Decoction

Jeseup-geonbi-tang

한글 제습건비탕 · Pinyin Chu Shi Jian Pi Tang

除濕健脾湯

Composition 構成

Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

6 g
Chief 君
Changchul Cang Zhu
蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes

4 g
Deputy 臣

stir-fried
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

4 g
Deputy 臣
Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

4 g
Deputy 臣

stir-fried
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

3.2 g
Assistant 佐
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

3.2 g
Assistant 佐
Jeoryeong Zhu Ling
猪苓 저령 · Polyporus

2.8 g
Assistant 佐
Taeksa Ze Xie
澤瀉 택사 · Alisma

2.8 g
Assistant 佐
Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

2.4 g
Assistant 佐
Bangpung Fang Feng
防風 방풍 · Siler

2.4 g
Assistant 佐
Seungma Sheng Ma
升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga

2 g
Envoy 使
Siho Chai Hu
柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum

2 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1.6 g
Envoy 使
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

—
Envoy 使

three slices
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

—
Envoy 使

two fruits

Total 40.4 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 2 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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

Treats an enduring diarrhoea with a sallow complexion and loosened teeth
lassitude and reduced appetite

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Spleen vacuity with damp and sinking qi
Chronic diarrhoea with wasting

Biomedical correlates

Chronic diarrhoea
Malnutrition with periodontal change

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治久瀉, 色蒼而齒踈, 倦怠食減. 白朮一錢半, 蒼朮(炒)ㆍ白茯苓ㆍ白芍藥(炒) 各一錢, 當歸ㆍ陳皮各八分, 猪苓ㆍ澤瀉各七分, 厚朴ㆍ防風各六分, 升麻ㆍ柴胡各五分, 甘草四分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑三片, 棗二枚, 空心, 水煎服. 《回春》

Translation

Treats an enduring diarrhoea with a sallow complexion and the teeth loosened, lassitude and reduced appetite. White atractylodes, 1.5 don; stir-fried atractylodes, white poria and stir-fried white peony, 1 don each; tangkuei and tangerine peel, 8 fun each; polyporus and alisma, 7 fun each; magnolia bark and saposhnikovia, 6 fun each; cimicifuga and bupleurum, 5 fun each; licorice, 4 fun. Cut up, make one packet, add three slices of ginger and two jujubes, and decoct in water on an empty stomach. — Manbyeong Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Daebyeon)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The signs in the indication are what make this entry valuable: a sallow complexion, teeth coming loose, lassitude, appetite falling away. Loosened teeth in a patient with months of diarrhoea is a nutritional sign — the chapter has noticed that chronic malabsorption shows in the gums — and the formula answers it by supplementing rather than by binding, with cimicifuga and bupleurum to lift in Dongwon's manner. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.