Formulas · Transform Phlegm 化痰 · Donguibogam · Naegyeong (Dreams)

Warm the Gallbladder Decoction

Ondam-tang

한글 온담탕 · Pinyin Wen Dan Tang

溫膽湯

Composition 構成

Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

8 g
Chief 君
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

6 g
Deputy 臣
Jisil Zhi Shi
枳實 지실 · Immature Bitter Orange

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jukyeo Zhu Ru
竹茹 죽여 · Bamboo Shavings

4 g
Deputy 臣
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

6 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

3 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

2 g
Envoy 使

Total 35 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Actions 效能

Regulates Qi and transforms phlegm
Clears the Gallbladder and harmonizes the Stomach
Calms the spirit

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Gallbladder-Stomach disharmony with phlegm
Insomnia with timidity and easy fright
Palpitations with dizziness and nausea

Biomedical correlates

Anxiety with insomnia
Panic-type presentations with GI involvement
Vertigo with nausea

Clinical commentary 臨床

Ijin-tang restructured for the spirit — Jukyeo cools while Jisil descends, clearing the phlegm that clouds the Gallbladder's capacity for decision. A first-line formula for anxiety with digestive signs. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.