Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Bonchō (本草)
Bamboo Sap Decoction
Jungnyeok-tang
한글 죽력탕 · Pinyin Zhu Li Tang
Red poria 1 nyang, cut, decocted in a doe and a half of water down to half, the dregs removed, and one hop of bamboo sap stirred in before taking. Sipping bamboo sap by itself, little by little, is also said to be most wondrous.
Composition 構成
- Jeokbokryeong赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)40 g
Chief 君 - Jungnyeok竹瀝 죽력 · Bamboo Sap20 g
Deputy 臣 1 hop, stirred in
Total 60 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Settles the vexation of pregnancy with sap and poria alone
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Child vexation (子煩)
- Restless heat in pregnancy
- The two-ingredient answer
Biomedical correlates
- Restlessness and heat sensation in pregnancy
- Simple supportive care
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
赤茯苓 一兩(剉). 右以水一升半, 煎至半, 去滓, 和竹瀝一合服. 又竹瀝細細飮之, 最妙. 《本草》
Translation
Red poria 1 nyang, cut. Decoct in a doe and a half of water down to half, remove the dregs, and stir in one hop of bamboo sap before taking. Also, sipping bamboo sap by itself, little by little, is most wondrous. — Bonchō 本草 (Donguibogam · Buin)