Formulas · Warm the Interior 溫裏 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)
Frigid Extremities Decoction
Sayeok-tang
한글 사역탕 · Pinyin Si Ni Tang
四逆湯
Composition 構成
- Buja附子 부자 · Prepared Aconite6 g
Chief 君 processed only - Geongang乾薑 건강 · Dried Ginger6 g
Deputy 臣 - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice8 g
Envoy 使 honey-fried
Total 20 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Rescues devastated Yang
- Warms the interior and dispels deep cold
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Yang collapse with icy limbs and aversion to cold
- Diarrhea with undigested food and faint pulse
- Cold sweat with desire to sleep curled up
Biomedical correlates
- Severe Yang-collapse presentations (acute care context)
- Profound cold intolerance with exhaustion
Clinical commentary 臨床
The rescue formula of the cold-damage tradition — Buja and Geongang relighting the fire together, "one walking, one standing guard." Its true cold pattern is the mirror image of Sayeok-san's false one; aconite must be properly processed. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.