Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Uihak Immun (醫學入門)

Bupleurum and Platycodon Decoction

Sigyeong-tang

한글 시경탕 · Pinyin Chai Geng Tang

柴梗湯

Composition 構成

Siho Chai Hu
柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum

8 g
Chief 君

2 don
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

4 g
Deputy 臣
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

4 g
Deputy 臣
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

4 g
Deputy 臣
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

2.8 g
Assistant 佐

7 pun
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

10 g
Envoy 使

5 slices
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

8 g
Envoy 使

2 pieces
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使

5 pun

Total 46.8 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 the chest and diaphragm full and oppressed with glomus pain

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Lesser yang with chest glomus

Biomedical correlates

Chest tightness with fever

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治胸膈滿悶痞痛. 柴胡二錢, 黃芩ㆍ半夏ㆍ枳殼ㆍ桔梗各一錢, 人參七分, 甘草五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑五片, 棗二枚, 水煎服. 《入門》

Translation

Treats the chest and diaphragm full and oppressed with glomus pain. Bupleurum 2 don; scutellaria, pinellia, bitter orange and platycodon 1 don each; ginseng 7 pun; licorice 5 pun. Cut up, make one packet, add 5 slices of ginger and 2 jujubes, decoct in water and take. — Uihak Immun 入門 (Donguibogam · Hyung)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Sosiho-tang with bitter orange and platycodon. This and Sijin-tang beside it are the chapter's two everyday modifications of Zhongjing's formula for the chest. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.