Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Yangbang (良方)
Jade Dew Powder
Ongno-san
한글 옥로산 · Pinyin Yu Lu San
Cut and made into one packet, decocted in water and taken. Note on modern practice: breast pain with fever after birth may indicate mastitis and requires medical evaluation; frequent effective milk removal remains the first measure.
Composition 構成
- Gilgyeong桔梗 길경 · Platycodon8 g
Chief 君 - Cheongung川芎 천궁 · Cnidium8 g
Chief 君 - Baekji白芷 백지 · Dahurian Angelica8 g
Deputy 臣 - Jeokjakyak赤芍藥 적작약 · Red Peony6 g
Deputy 臣 - Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng4 g
Assistant 佐 - Jeokbokryeong赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)4 g
Assistant 佐 - Danggui當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica2 g
Assistant 佐 - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice4 g
Envoy 使
Total 44 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.
Actions 效能
- Cools the diaphragm and presses down the heat that has risen with the milk
- Opens the milk vessels that have not moved after birth
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Milk vessels not moving after birth with vigorous body heat (乳脉不行 身體壯熱)
- Breast heat and distension with fever
- Cooling and freeing the milk at once (凉膈 壓乳 下乳汁)
Biomedical correlates
- Breast engorgement with fever
- Early lactation difficulty
- Postpartum breast inflammation — supportive care
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
凉膈, 壓乳, 下乳汁. 桔梗ㆍ川芎ㆍ白芷 各二錢, 赤芍藥 一錢半, 人參ㆍ赤茯苓ㆍ甘草 各一錢, 當歸 五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎服. 《良方》
Translation
Cools the diaphragm, presses down the milk, and brings the milk down. Platycodon, cnidium, and angelica dahurica, 2 don each; red peony 1.5 don; ginseng, red poria, and licorice, 1 don each; Korean angelica 5 fun. Cut the above, make one packet, decoct in water and take. — Yangbang 良方 (Donguibogam · Buin)