Formulas · Warm the Interior 溫裏 · Uihak Immun (醫學入門)
Aconite and Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Odugyeji-tang
한글 오두계지탕 · Pinyin Wu Tou Gui Zhi Tang
Composition 構成
- Cheono川烏 천오 · Aconite Main Root—
Chief 君one large root, boiled in a jan of honey down to half, then cut fine · toxic
- Yukgye肉桂 육계 · Cinnamon Bark13.2 g
Deputy 臣3 don 3 pun
- Baekjakyak白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony13.2 g
Deputy 臣3 don 3 pun
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice10 g
Envoy 使2 don 5 pun
- Daejo大棗 대조 · Jujube8 g
Envoy 使2 pieces
- Saenggang生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger6 g
Envoy 使3 slices
- Bongmil蜂蜜 봉밀 · Honey—
Envoy 使the honey it was boiled in, half a hop added to the decoction
Total 50.4 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 2 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.
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Actions 效能
- Treats wind cold mounting qi entering the abdomen with stabbing pain
- the genitals retracted and the hands and feet cold in reversal
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Wind cold mounting with retraction and cold limbs
Biomedical correlates
- Inguinal hernia pain with shock
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治風寒疝氣入腹刺痛, 陰縮, 手足逆冷. 大川烏 一箇, 用蜜一盞同煎減半, 取出細切; 肉桂ㆍ白芍藥 各三錢三分, 甘草 二錢半. 右剉分二貼, 入薑三棗二及前煎蜜半合同煎服. 《入門》
Translation
Treats wind cold mounting qi entering the abdomen with stabbing pain, the genitals retracted and the hands and feet cold in reversal. One large aconite main root boiled in a jan of honey down to half and then cut fine; cinnamon and white peony 3 don 3 pun each; licorice 2 don 5 pun. Cut up and divide into two packets, adding 3 slices of ginger, 2 jujubes and half a hop of the honey it was boiled in, and decoct together. — Uihak Immun 入門 (Donguibogam · Jeoneum)