Formulas · Tonify Qi 補氣 · Donguibogam · Japbyeong (Qi)

Four Gentlemen Decoction

Sagunja-tang

한글 사군자탕 · Pinyin Si Jun Zi Tang

四君子湯

Composition 構成

Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

5 g
Chief 君
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

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

5 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

5 g
Envoy 使 honey-fried

Total 20 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Actions 效能

Tonifies Qi
Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Spleen Qi deficiency with fatigue
Poor appetite and loose stools
Pale tongue with weak pulse

Biomedical correlates

Chronic fatigue
Functional dyspepsia
Post-illness weakness

Clinical commentary 臨床

The foundational Qi tonic and parent of the entire Qi-tonifying family. Nearly every Spleen-strengthening formula in the Korean tradition builds outward from these four herbs. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.