Formulas · Transform Phlegm 化痰 · Manbyeong Hoechun (萬病回春)

Preserve Life Drink

Seopsaeng-eum

한글 섭생음 · Pinyin She Sheng Yin

攝生飮

Composition 構成

Namseong Tian Nan Xing
天南星 천남성 · Arisaema

6 g
Chief 君

blast-fried
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

6 g
Chief 君

prepared
Mokhyang Mu Xiang
木香 목향 · Costus Root

4 g
Deputy 臣
Changchul Cang Zhu
蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes

4 g
Deputy 臣
Sesin Xi Xin
細辛 세신 · Asarum

4 g
Assistant 佐
Seokchangpo Shi Chang Pu
石菖蒲 석창포 · Acorus

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

—
Envoy 使

seven slices

Total 32 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 1 ingredient measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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 sudden wind stroke with loss of consciousness and no heat

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Cold phlegm blocking the orifices after wind stroke

Biomedical correlates

Stroke without fever
Acute collapse with phlegm

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治卒中風不省, 無熱者用此. 南星(炮)ㆍ半夏(製) 各一錢半, 木香ㆍ蒼朮ㆍ細辛ㆍ石菖蒲ㆍ甘草各一錢. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑七片, 水煎服. 《回春》

Translation

Treats sudden wind stroke with loss of consciousness, where there is no heat. Blast-fried arisaema and prepared pinellia, 1.5 don each; costus root, atractylodes, asarum, acorus and licorice, 1 don each. Cut up, make one packet, add seven slices of ginger and decoct in water. — Manbyeong Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Pung)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Paired with the next entry by a single clinical question: is there heat or not. Where there is none, this — arisaema and pinellia for the phlegm, acorus and asarum to open the orifices, costus and atractylodes to move, and nothing cold at all. Seven drugs, cheap, and nothing in it will kill a patient, which distinguishes it from the two elixirs above. For a collapse with noisy breathing and no fever it is the chapter's sensible choice. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.