Formulas · Stabilize & Astringe 固澀 · Boncho (本草)
Water and Land Elixir
Suryuk-dan
한글 수륙단 · Pinyin Shui Lu Dan
The Bogam names the two drugs but gives no weights, no proportion and no method; the weights here are nominal and equal. The Kyujanggak edition adds a cross-reference to the Jeongjeon after the name, which a collation note records as absent from the first printing.
Composition 構成
- Geumaengja金櫻子 금앵자 · Cherokee Rose Fruit40 g
Chief 君 - Geomin芡仁 검인 · Euryale Seed (also called geomsil 芡實)40 g
Chief 君雞頭實, the euryale seed
Total 80 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Supplements the true Qi and seals in the essence
- Pairs the fruit of dry ground with the seed of the pond
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Essence Qi that will not hold with involuntary emission
- Kidney vacuity with frequent urination
Biomedical correlates
- Historically used for nocturnal emission and urinary frequency
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
金櫻子, 澁精氣, 止遺泄. 和雞頭實作水陸丹, 補眞秘精甚佳. 《本草》
Translation
Cherokee rose fruit astringes the essence Qi and stops involuntary emission. Combined with cock's-head fruit it makes Suryuk-dan, which supplements the true Qi and seals in the essence very well. — Boncho 本草 (Donguibogam · Jeong)