Formulas · Regulate Qi 理氣 · Uihak Immun (醫學入門)
Thin the Foetus Bitter Orange and Licorice Powder
Suthaejigam-san
한글 수태지감산 · Pinyin Shou Tai Zhi Gan San
Composition 構成
- Jigak枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange200 g
Chief 君 - Hyangbuja香附子 향부자 · Cyperus40 g
Deputy 臣optional; better still with it
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice40 g
Envoy 使
Total 280 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
- Frees the qi of a foetus congested and full in the eighth and ninth months
- Makes the foetus slip easily at birth
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- The eighth and ninth months of pregnancy with the foetal qi congested and full
Biomedical correlates
- Preparation for labour
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
孕婦八九月內, 胎氣壅滿, 宜常服之, 滑胎易産. 枳殼 五兩, 甘草 一兩. 右爲末, 每二錢, 白湯點服. 或加香附 一兩, 尤妙. 《入門》 一名滑胎枳殼散. 《本事》 一名枳殼六一散. 《直指》
Translation
In the eighth and ninth months of pregnancy, where the foetal qi is congested and full, it should be taken regularly; it makes the foetus slip and the birth easy. Bitter orange 5 nyang, licorice 1 nyang. Powder them and take 2 don at a time sprinkled into plain hot water. Adding 1 nyang of cyperus is better still. It is also called Slippery Foetus Bitter Orange Powder, and also Bitter Orange Six to One Powder. — Uihak Immun 入門 (Donguibogam · Buin)