Formulas · Tonify Qi & Blood 氣血雙補 · Donguibogam · Japbyeong (Deficiency Taxation)

Eight Substances Decoction

Palmul-tang

한글 팔물탕  ·  Pinyin Ba Zhen Tang

八物湯

Composition 構成

Total 36 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

  • Dual Qi and Blood deficiency
  • Fatigue with pale complexion
  • Palpitations and shortness of breath

Biomedical correlates

  • Convalescence
  • Anemia with fatigue
  • Postpartum depletion

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治虛勞, 氣血兩虛, 能調和陰陽. 人參ㆍ白朮ㆍ白茯苓ㆍ甘草ㆍ熟地黃ㆍ白芍藥ㆍ川芎ㆍ當歸 各一錢二分. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎服, 不拘時. 《易老》 ○一名八珍湯. 《回春》

Translation

Treats vacuity taxation with Qi and Blood both vacuous; able to attune and harmonize Yin and Yang. Ginseng, white atractylodes, white poria, licorice, prepared rehmannia, white peony, cnidium, and Korean angelica, 1.2 don each. Cut the above, make one packet, decoct in water and take at any time. — Yeokro 易老. Also called Paljin-tang (Eight Treasures Decoction). — Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Heoro)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Sagunja-tang plus Samul-tang. The simplest expression of treating Qi and Blood simultaneously. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.

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