Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)

Bamboo Leaf and Gypsum Decoction

Jukyeopseokgo-tang

한글 죽엽석고탕 · Pinyin Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang

竹葉石膏湯

Composition 構成

Seokgo Shi Gao
石膏 석고 · Gypsum

16 g
Chief 君
Maekmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

12 g
Deputy 臣
Jukyeop Zhu Ye
竹葉 죽엽 · Bamboo Leaf

6 g
Deputy 臣
Gaengmi Jing Mi
粳米 갱미 · Non-glutinous Rice

8 g
Assistant 佐
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

6 g
Assistant 佐
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 56 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Clears lingering heat and generates fluids
Augments Qi and harmonizes the Stomach
Directs rebellious Qi downward

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Residual heat after febrile disease with Qi and fluids injured
Low fever with weakness thirst and irritability
Nausea and poor appetite in late recovery

Biomedical correlates

Prolonged post-viral recovery
Lingering low-grade fever with fatigue
Poor appetite and thirst after infection

Clinical commentary 臨床

Baekho-tang grown old and wise — the blaze is over, but embers and ashes remain. The classical template for the long tail of recovery after fever, newly relevant in the era of post-viral syndromes. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.