Formulas · Tonify Blood 補血 · Donguibogam (東醫寶鑑)
Four Substances and Five Seeds Formula
Samul-oja-won
한글 사물오자원 · Pinyin Si Wu Wu Zi Yuan
The Bogam gives no source citation for this entry. The source's first-edition collation notes 眞, the magnetite graph and 冶 for 治 in it.
Composition 構成
- Danggui當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica10 g
Chief 君equal part
- Sukjihwang熟地黃 숙지황 · Prepared Rehmannia10 g
Chief 君equal part
- Cheongung川芎 천궁 · Cnidium10 g
Deputy 臣equal part
- Baekjakyak白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony10 g
Deputy 臣equal part
- Gugija枸杞子 구기자 · Goji Berry10 g
Deputy 臣equal part
- Bokbunja覆盆子 복분자 · Korean Raspberry10 g
Deputy 臣equal part
- Jibucho地膚草 지부초 · Kochia Herb10 g
Deputy 臣地膚子
- Tosaja菟絲子 토사자 · Cuscuta10 g
Deputy 臣equal part
- Chajeonja車前子 차전자 · Plantago Seed10 g
Deputy 臣equal part
Total 90 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 dim eyes
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Blood vacuity with dim vision
Biomedical correlates
- Asthenopia
- Age-related visual decline
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治眼昏. 當歸ㆍ川芎ㆍ熟地黃ㆍ白芍藥ㆍ枸杞子ㆍ覆盆子ㆍ地膚子ㆍ菟絲子ㆍ車前子 各等分. 右擣作末, 蜜丸梧子大, 空心鹽湯下五七十丸.
Translation
Treats dim eyes. Korean angelica, chuanxiong, prepared rehmannia, white peony, lycium fruit, raspberry, broomcorn seed, cuscuta and plantago seed in equal parts. Pound and powder them, make honey pills the size of parasol-tree seeds, and take fifty to seventy on an empty stomach with salt decoction. — (Donguibogam · An)