Formulas · Regulate Qi 理氣 · Simbeop (心法)
Costus Break the Qi Powder
Mokhyangpagi-san
한글 목향파기산 · Pinyin Mu Xiang Po Qi San
木香破氣散
Composition 構成
- Hyangbuja香附子 향부자 · Cyperus160 g
Chief 君 - Oyak烏藥 오약 · Lindera80 g
Deputy 臣 - Ganghwang薑黃 강황 · Turmeric80 g
Deputy 臣 - Mokhyang木香 목향 · Costus Root20 g
Assistant 佐 - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice20 g
Envoy 使mix-fried (灸)
Total 360 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Treats qi pain
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Qi pain
Biomedical correlates
- Functional abdominal pain
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治氣痛. 香附子 四兩, 烏藥ㆍ薑黃 各二兩, 木香ㆍ甘草(灸) 各五錢. 右細末, 每二錢, 鹽湯點服. 《心法》
Translation
Treats qi pain. Cyperus 4 nyang; lindera and turmeric 2 nyang each; costus and licorice (mix-fried) 5 don each. Powder finely and take 2 don at a time sprinkled into salt decoction. — Simbeop 心法 (Donguibogam · Gi)
Clinical commentary 臨床
Sinseongugi-tang from 4.15 with lindera and costus added — the same cyperus-turmeric-licorice base, made stronger. 破氣, breaking the qi, is a step past moving it, and the formula's name says which step. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.