Formulas · Regulate Qi 理氣 · Dongwon (東垣)
Four Ground Ingredients Decoction
Sama-tang
한글 사마탕 · Pinyin Si Mo Tang
A different formula from the 四磨湯 of the Stool chapter, which is the Deukhyo's areca, aquilaria, costus and lindera for qi stagnation with a bound stool. This one has ginseng where that has costus, which is the difference between a formula for a depleted patient and one for a blocked bowel.
Composition 構成
- Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng—
Chief 君equal part, ground thickly in water
- Billang檳榔 빈랑 · Areca Seed—
Deputy 臣equal part, ground thickly in water
- Chimhyang沈香 침향 · Agarwood—
Deputy 臣equal part, ground thickly in water
- Oyak烏藥 오약 · Lindera—
Assistant 佐equal part, ground thickly in water
Total g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 4 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.
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Actions 效能
- Treats the seven affects depressed and knotted, with qi rising and hurried panting
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Qi depression from emotion with wheezing
- Qi counterflow rising into the chest
Biomedical correlates
- Functional dyspnoea
- Globus and hyperventilation with emotional trigger
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治七情鬱結, 上氣喘急. 人參ㆍ檳榔ㆍ沉香ㆍ烏藥. 右各等分, 濃磨水, 取七分盞, 煎三五沸, 微溫服, 不拘時. 《東垣》
Translation
Treats the seven affects depressed and knotted, with qi rising and hurried panting. Ginseng, areca, aquilaria and lindera, in equal parts. Grind each thickly in water, take seven tenths of a cup, bring it to the boil three or five times, and give it lukewarm at any hour. — Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Haesu)