Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Donguibogam · Sogal (東垣)
Engender Fluids Sweet Dew Decoction
Saengjingamno-tang
한글 생진감로탕 · Pinyin Sheng Jin Gan Lu Tang
Also known as Cheongryang-eumja 淸涼飮子. Decoct in 2 cups of water down to 1, add a spoonful of wine, and take slightly warm at any time.
Composition 構成
- Seokgo石膏 석고 · Gypsum4 g
Chief 君 - Yongdamcho龍膽草 용담초 · Gentian4 g
Deputy 臣 - Hwangbaek黃柏 황백 · Phellodendron4 g
Deputy 臣 - Jimo知母 지모 · Anemarrhena3.2 g
Deputy 臣 wine-processed - Hwanggeum黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria3.2 g
Deputy 臣 wine-processed - Haengin杏仁 행인 · Apricot Kernel4 g
Assistant 佐 10 kernels (杏仁十箇) - Siho柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum3.2 g
Assistant 佐 - Ganghwal羌活 강활 · Notopterygium3.2 g
Assistant 佐 - Hwanggi黃芪 황기 · Astragalus3.2 g
Assistant 佐 - Danggui當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica2.4 g
Assistant 佐 body (當歸身) - Doin桃仁 도인 · Peach Kernel2 g
Assistant 佐 5 kernels (桃仁五箇) - Seungma升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga1.6 g
Assistant 佐 - Bangpung防風 방풍 · Siler1.2 g
Assistant 佐 - Bangi防己 방기 · Sinomenium1.2 g
Assistant 佐 - Saengjihwang生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia1.2 g
Assistant 佐 - Honghwa紅花 홍화 · Safflower0.4 g
Assistant 佐 small amount (少許) - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice3.2 g
Envoy 使 roasted - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice1.2 g
Envoy 使 raw
Total 46.4 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
- Drains Stomach and Liver-Gallbladder fire in center wasting
- Boosts Qi
- harmonizes the Blood
- and moistens dryness
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Center wasting (消中) — able to eat yet growing thin
- Dry stool with frequent urination
- Mixed fire and depletion in long-standing wasting
Biomedical correlates
- Polyphagia with weight loss in diabetes
- Constipation-predominant hyperglycemic presentations
- Wasting with heat intolerance and fatigue
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治消中, 能食而瘦, 大便燥小便數. 石膏ㆍ草龍膽ㆍ黃柏 各一錢, 柴胡ㆍ羌活ㆍ黃芪ㆍ(酒)知母ㆍ(酒)黃芩ㆍ(灸)甘草 各八分, 當歸身 六分, 升麻 四分, 防風ㆍ防己ㆍ生地黃ㆍ(生)甘草 各三分, 杏仁 十箇, 桃仁 五箇, 紅花少許. 右剉, 作一貼, 水二盞煎至一盞, 加酒一匙, 稍熱服, 不拘時. 一名淸涼飮子. 《東垣》
Translation
Treats center wasting — able to eat yet thin, with dry stool and frequent urination. Gypsum, gentian, and phellodendron, 1 don each; bupleurum, notopterygium, astragalus, wine-processed anemarrhena, wine-processed scutellaria, and roasted licorice, 0.8 don each; angelica body 0.6 don; cimicifuga 0.4 don; saposhnikovia, stephania, raw rehmannia, and raw licorice, 0.3 don each; 10 apricot kernels; 5 peach kernels; carthamus a small amount. Cut the above, make one packet, decoct 2 cups of water down to 1 cup, add a spoonful of wine, and take slightly warm at any time. Also called Cheongryang-eumja. — Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Sogal)