Formulas · Transform Phlegm 化痰 · Seui Deukhyobang (世醫得效方)
Turmeric Root Pill
Ulgeum-hwan
한글 울금환 · Pinyin Yu Jin Wan
Two ingredients, powdered and bound with a thin paste into pills the size of parasol-tree seeds; 50 pills with any warm liquid. The source's account of the effect: on first taking it, something within the chest region comes away, and the spirit-Qi is refreshed; taken long, one is at peace. It is greatly able to remove phlegm.
Composition 構成
- Ulgeum鬱金 울금 · Curcuma Tuber280 g
Chief 君 cicada-belly grade (蟬肚) - Baekban白礬 백반 · Alum120 g
Deputy 臣 clear (明礬)
Total 400 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Strips away the phlegm-drool lodged in the Heart's orifices
- Opens what fright and worry have bound there
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Mania and withdrawal long uncured
- arising from fright and worry (癲狂久不愈 因驚憂得之)
- Phlegm-drool lodged in the orifices of the Heart (痰涎留於心竅)
- Chronic disturbance with a sense of obstruction in the chest
Biomedical correlates
- Chronic agitated or withdrawn states — historical management
- Chest oppression with phlegm signs
- Long-course phlegm-clearing therapy
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治癲狂久不愈, 因驚憂得之, 乃痰涎留於心竅也. 蟬肚鬱金 七兩, 明礬 三兩. 右爲末, 薄糊爲丸梧子大, 每五十丸, 湯水任下. 初服, 心胸間有物脫去, 神氣洒然, 久服卽安矣. 大能去痰. 《得效》
Translation
Treats mania and withdrawal long uncured, arising from fright and worry — this being phlegm-drool lodged in the orifices of the Heart. Cicada-belly turmeric root 7 nyang; clear alum 3 nyang. Powder the pair and bind with a thin paste into pills the size of parasol-tree seeds; take 50 pills with any warm liquid. On first taking it, something within the chest region comes away and the spirit Qi is refreshed; taken long, one comes to peace. It is greatly able to remove phlegm. — Deukhyo 得效 (Donguibogam · Sin)