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Drain the Stomach Decoction for Cracked Lips
Sawi-tang
한글 사위탕 (순구) · Pinyin Xie Wei Tang
Not the Hoechun formula for toothache registered as sawi-tang; the two share a name only.
Composition 構成
- Daehwang大黃 대황 · Rhubarb10 g
Chief 君2 don 5 pun
- Galgeun葛根 갈근 · Kudzu Root4 g
Deputy 臣 - Jigak枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Jeonho前胡 전호 · Peucedanum2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Haengin杏仁 행인 · Apricot Kernel2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Gilgyeong桔梗 길경 · Platycodon2 g
Assistant 佐5 pun
- Saenggang生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger6 g
Envoy 使3 slices
Total 28 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 stomach repletion heat with the lips and mouth dry and cracked
- vexing thirst and bound stool
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Stomach repletion heat — dry cracked lips with constipation
Biomedical correlates
- Cheilitis with constipation
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治胃實熱, 脣口乾裂, 煩渴便秘. 大黃 二錢半, 葛根 一錢, 桔梗ㆍ枳殼ㆍ前胡ㆍ杏仁 各五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入生薑 三片, 水煎服. 《入門》
Translation
Treats stomach repletion heat with the lips and mouth dry and cracked, vexing thirst and bound stool. Rhubarb 2 don 5 pun; pueraria 1 don; platycodon, bitter orange, peucedanum and apricot kernel 5 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, add 3 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take. — Uihak Immun 入門 (Donguibogam · Guseol)