Formulas · Drain Dampness 利水滲濕 · Gogeum Uigam (古今醫鑑)

Disperse Distension Drink

Sojanghwaeum-ja

한글 소창음자 · Pinyin Xiao Zhang Yin Zi

消脹飮子

Composition 構成

Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

2 g
Chief 君
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

2 g
Chief 君
Jeoryeong Zhu Ling
猪苓 저령 · Polyporus

2 g
Deputy 臣
Taeksa Ze Xie
澤瀉 택사 · Alisma

2 g
Deputy 臣
Jeokbokryeong Chi Fu Ling
赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)

2 g
Deputy 臣
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

2 g
Assistant 佐
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

2 g
Assistant 佐
Cheongpi Qing Pi
靑皮 청피 · Green Tangerine Peel

2 g
Assistant 佐
Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

2 g
Assistant 佐
Jasoyeop Zi Su Ye
紫蘇葉 자소엽 · Perilla Leaf

2 g
Assistant 佐
Hyangbuja Xiang Fu
香附子 향부자 · Cyperus

2 g
Assistant 佐
Sain Sha Ren
砂仁 사인 · Amomum

2 g
Assistant 佐

縮砂
Mokhyang Mu Xiang
木香 목향 · Costus Root

2 g
Assistant 佐
Binrang Bing Lang
檳榔 빈랑 · Areca Seed

2 g
Assistant 佐
Daebokpi Da Fu Pi
大腹皮 대복피 · Areca Husk

2 g
Assistant 佐
Moktong Mu Tong
木通 목통 · Akebia

2 g
Assistant 佐
Nabokja Lai Fu Zi
萊菔子 나복자 · Radish Seed

2 g
Assistant 佐

蘿葍子
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

10 g
Envoy 使
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

8 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使

Total 54 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

Disperses gu distension and single-belly distension
Drains water and moves qi together

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Gu distension
Single-belly distension

Biomedical correlates

Ascites

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治蠱脹, 單腹脹. 猪苓ㆍ澤瀉ㆍ人參ㆍ白朮ㆍ赤茯苓ㆍ半夏ㆍ陳皮ㆍ靑皮ㆍ厚朴ㆍ紫蘇葉ㆍ香附子ㆍ縮砂ㆍ木香ㆍ檳榔ㆍ大腹皮ㆍ木通ㆍ蘿葍子ㆍ甘草各五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑五棗二, 水煎服. 《醫鑑》

Translation

Treats gu distension and single-belly distension. Polyporus, alisma, ginseng, white atractylodes, red poria, pinellia, tangerine peel, green tangerine peel, magnolia bark, perilla leaf, cyperus, amomum, costus, areca, areca husk, akebia, radish seed and licorice 5 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, add 5 slices of ginger and 2 jujubes, decoct in water and take. — Gogeum Uigam 醫鑑 (Donguibogam · Changman)

Clinical commentary 臨床

單腹脹, single-belly distension, is the term for a belly that swells alone while the limbs waste, and it is the presentation the chapter treats as gravest — 3.5.7.2 below calls the extreme form spider gu. Compared with Sogo-tang above, this adds the whole Oryeong-san group, so the same condition is addressed as qi in one formula and as qi plus water in the other. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.