Formulas · Tonify Yin 補陰 · Onbyeongjobyeon (溫病條辨)

Adenophora and Ophiopogon Decoction

Sasammaekdong-tang

한글 사삼맥동탕 · Pinyin Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang

沙參麥冬湯

Composition 構成

Sasam Sha Shen
沙參 사삼 · Adenophora

12 g
Chief 君
Maekmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

12 g
Chief 君
Okjuk Yu Zhu
玉竹 옥죽 · Solomon's Seal

8 g
Deputy 臣
Cheonhwabun Tian Hua Fen
天花粉 천화분 · Trichosanthes Root

6 g
Deputy 臣
Sangyeop Sang Ye
桑葉 상엽 · Mulberry Leaf

6 g
Assistant 佐
Baekpyeondu Bai Bian Dou
白扁豆 백편두 · Hyacinth Bean

6 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 54 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

Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin
Generates fluids and moistens dryness

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Lung-Stomach Yin injured by dryness or late-stage warm disease
Dry throat and cough with little sputum and thirst

Biomedical correlates

Chronic dry cough after illness
Dry mouth and throat syndromes
Post-radiation dryness (adjunctive)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The warm-disease school's gentle moistening standard — all soft sweetness and no grease, for the dryness left behind when heat departs. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.