Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Bomyeong (保命)
Bupleurum Four Substances Decoction
Sihosamul-tang
한글 시호사물탕 · Pinyin Chai Hu Si Wu Tang
Cut and made into one packet with 3 slices of ginger, decocted in water and taken. Note on modern practice: fever after childbirth may indicate infection and requires prompt medical evaluation.
Composition 構成
- Siho柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum8 g
Chief 君 - Saengjihwang生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia8 g
Chief 君 - Cheongung川芎 천궁 · Cnidium4 g
Deputy 臣 - Jeokjakyak赤芍藥 적작약 · Red Peony4 g
Deputy 臣 - Danggui當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica4 g
Deputy 臣 - Hwanggeum黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria4 g
Assistant 佐 - Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng2 g
Assistant 佐 - Banha半夏 반하 · Pinellia2 g
Assistant 佐 - Saenggang生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger6 g
Envoy 使 3 slices - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice2 g
Envoy 使
Total 44 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
- Courses out the heat that has entered the chamber of Blood
- Cools and rebuilds at once on a joined frame
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Postpartum fever with heat entering the chamber of Blood (熱入血室)
- Fever lighter by day and heavier by night
- Delirious speech as if seeing ghosts
- or alternating chills and fever
Biomedical correlates
- Postpartum fever
- Puerperal infection presentations — historical
- Night-predominant fevers after birth
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治産後發熱, 及熱入血室. 柴胡ㆍ生地黃 各二錢, 川芎ㆍ赤芍藥ㆍ當歸ㆍ黃芩 各一錢, 人參ㆍ半夏ㆍ甘草 各五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑三片, 水煎服. 《保命》
Translation
Treats postpartum heat effusion, and heat entering the chamber of Blood. Bupleurum and raw rehmannia, 2 don each; cnidium, red peony, Korean angelica, and scutellaria, 1 don each; ginseng, pinellia, and licorice, 5 fun each. Cut the above, make one packet, add 3 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take. — Bomyeong 保命 (Donguibogam · Buin)