Formulas · Release the Exterior 解表 · Gogeum Uigam (古今醫鑑)

Bupleurum and Cimicifuga Decoction

Sihoseungma-tang

한글 시호승마탕 · Pinyin Chai Hu Sheng Ma Tang

柴胡升麻湯

Composition 構成

Siho Chai Hu
柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum

2.8 g
Chief 君
Seungma Sheng Ma
升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga

2.8 g
Chief 君
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

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

2.8 g
Deputy 臣

乾葛
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

2.8 g
Deputy 臣
Jimo Zhi Mu
知母 지모 · Anemarrhena

2.8 g
Deputy 臣
Paemo Bei Mu
貝母 패모 · Fritillaria

2.8 g
Deputy 臣
Hyeonsam Xuan Shen
玄參 현삼 · Scrophularia

2.8 g
Deputy 臣
Sangbaekpi Sang Bai Pi
桑白皮 상백피 · Mulberry Root Bark

2.8 g
Deputy 臣
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

2.8 g
Assistant 佐
Jisil Zhi Shi
枳實 지실 · Immature Bitter Orange

2.8 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

6 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2.8 g
Envoy 使

Total 39.6 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 cold damage with cough and hoarseness
or sore throat

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Cold damage with cough
a hoarse voice
or a painful throat

Biomedical correlates

Laryngitis with fever

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治傷寒咳嗽聲嘶, 或咽痛. 柴胡ㆍ黃芩ㆍ半夏ㆍ升麻ㆍ乾葛ㆍ枳實ㆍ桔梗ㆍ知母ㆍ貝母ㆍ玄參ㆍ桑白皮ㆍ甘草各七分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑三片, 水煎服. 《醫鑑》

Translation

Treats cold damage with cough and hoarseness, or sore throat. Bupleurum, scutellaria, pinellia, cimicifuga, dried pueraria, immature bitter orange, platycodon, anemarrhena, fritillaria, scrophularia, mulberry root bark and licorice 7 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, add 3 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take. — Gogeum Uigam 醫鑑 (Donguibogam · Seongeum)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Sosiho-tang's first three with cimicifuga and pueraria to lift the surface, and the throat medicinals on top — bupleurum for the lesser yang fever that will not break, and scrophularia and fritillaria for the voice it has taken. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.