Ginseng and Astragalus Decoction for Night Sweating

Samgi-tang

한글 삼기탕 (도한) · Pinyin Shen Qi Tang

參芪湯

Not Dongwon's Ginseng and Astragalus Decoction registered as samgi-tang, nor the spontaneous-sweating formula samgi-tang-jahan; the three share a name only.

Composition 構成

Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

4 g
Chief 君
Hwanggi Huang Qi
黃芪 황기 · Astragalus

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

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

4 g
Deputy 臣
Baekpyeondu Bai Bian Dou
白扁豆 백편두 · Hyacinth Bean

4 g
Deputy 臣
Sanyak Shan Yao
山藥 산약 · Chinese Yam

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

4 g
Assistant 佐
Galgeun Ge Gen
葛根 갈근 · Kudzu Root

4 g
Assistant 佐

乾葛
Banhaguk Ban Xia Qu
半夏麴 반하국 · Fermented Pinellia

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 40 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

Treats night sweating in the vacuous

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Night sweats in a vacuous patient

Biomedical correlates

Night sweats with weakness

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治虛人盜汗. 人參ㆍ黃芪ㆍ白朮ㆍ白茯苓ㆍ白扁豆ㆍ山藥ㆍ陳皮ㆍ乾葛ㆍ半夏麴ㆍ甘草各一錢. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎服. 《丹心》

Translation

Treats night sweating in the vacuous. Ginseng, astragalus, white atractylodes, white poria, hyacinth bean, dioscorea, tangerine peel, dried pueraria, pinellia leaven and licorice 1 don each. Cut up, make one packet, decoct in water and take. — Dansim 丹心 (Donguibogam · Jinaek)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Samryeongbaekchul-san's spleen supplements with astragalus added — night sweats treated through the stomach, for the patient whose sweating comes of not eating. The third formula in the database with this name, and the only one that works through the spleen. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.