Formulas · Dispel Wind 祛風 · Dongwon (東垣)

Cimicifuga Stomach Wind Decoction

Seungmawipung-tang

한글 승마위풍탕 · Pinyin Sheng Ma Wei Feng Tang

升麻胃風湯

Composition 構成

Seungma Sheng Ma
升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga

8 g
Chief 君

2 don
Baekji Bai Zhi
白芷 백지 · Dahurian Angelica

4.8 g
Chief 君

1 don 2 pun
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Deputy 臣
Galgeun Ge Gen
葛根 갈근 · Kudzu Root

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

4 g
Deputy 臣
Mahwang Ma Huang
麻黃 마황 · Ephedra

2 g
Deputy 臣

the nodes left on, 5 pun
Gobon Gao Ben
藁本 고본 · Ligusticum Root

1.2 g
Deputy 臣

3 pun
Ganghwal Qiang Huo
羌活 강활 · Notopterygium

1.2 g
Deputy 臣

3 pun
Chodugu Cao Dou Kou
草豆蔲 초두구 · Katsumada Galangal Seed

1.2 g
Deputy 臣

3 pun
Manhyeongja Man Jing Zi
蔓荊子 만형자 · Vitex

0.8 g
Deputy 臣

2 pun
Siho Chai Hu
柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum

1.2 g
Assistant 佐

3 pun
Hwangbaek Huang Bai
黃柏 황백 · Phellodendron

1.2 g
Assistant 佐

黃栢, 3 pun
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

8 g
Envoy 使

2 pieces
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

6 g
Envoy 使

1 don 5 pun
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

6 g
Envoy 使

3 slices

Total 53.6 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Treats stomach wind with the face swollen

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Stomach wind — the face swollen
numbness
the jaw clenched

Biomedical correlates

Facial oedema
Facial palsy

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治胃風面腫. 升麻二錢, 白芷一錢二分, 當歸ㆍ葛根ㆍ蒼朮各一錢, 甘草一錢半, 麻黃(不去節) 五分, 柴胡ㆍ藁本ㆍ羌活ㆍ黃栢ㆍ草豆蔲各三分, 蔓荊子二分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑三片, 棗二枚, 水煎服, 食後. 《東垣》

Translation

Treats stomach wind with the face swollen. Cimicifuga 2 don; angelica dahurica 1 don 2 pun; angelica, pueraria and atractylodes lancea 1 don each; licorice 1 don 5 pun; ephedra with the nodes left on 5 pun; bupleurum, ligusticum, notopterygium, phellodendron and round cardamom 3 pun each; vitex fruit 2 pun. Cut up, make one packet, add 3 slices of ginger and 2 jujubes, decoct in water and take after food. — Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Myeon)

Clinical commentary 臨床

麻黃不去節 — ephedra with the nodes left on. The nodes are held to restrain the stem's sweating, so the formula opens the face without emptying it. 面腫曰風, a swollen face is called wind, is the Suwen line the whole section rests on. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.