Formulas · Drain Dampness 利水滲濕 · Hwaje Gukbang (和劑局方)

Pyrrosia Powder

Seogwi-san

한글 석위산  ·  Pinyin Shi Wei San

石韋散

Composition 構成

Total 38 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 1 ingredient measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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Actions 效能

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

  • The various stranguries

Biomedical correlates

  • Dysuria
  • Urinary tract infection

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治諸淋. 滑石 二錢, 白朮ㆍ瞿麥ㆍ赤芍藥ㆍ冬葵子ㆍ石韋ㆍ木通 各一錢, 當歸ㆍ王不留行ㆍ甘草 各五分. 右爲末, 每二錢, 空心以小麥煎湯調下. 《局方》 ○或剉一兩, 水煎服亦可.

Translation

Treats the various stranguries. Talc 2 don; white atractylodes, dianthus, red peony, mallow seed, pyrrosia and akebia 1 don each; angelica, vaccaria and licorice 5 pun each. Powder them and take 2 don at a time on an empty stomach, stirred into a wheat decoction; or cut 1 nyang and decoct it, which will also do. — Hwaje Gukbang 局方 (Donguibogam · Sobyeon)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The Gukbang's standard strangury powder, and the one the later formularies all start from. White atractylodes among the drainers is the point of difference: the Gukbang supplements the spleen even while draining the bladder. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.

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