Formulas · Supplement 補益 · Samin Geukil Byeongwonnon (三因極一病源論)

Achyranthes and Quince Decoction

Useulmogwa-tang

한글 우슬모과탕 · Pinyin Niu Xi Mu Gua Tang

牛膝木瓜湯

The transcription reads 入薑三片 with a collation note 三 : 二 at the foot of leaf 011a, and 棗二枚 with a note 二 : 三; the first-edition readings, two slices of ginger and two jujubes, are printed.

Composition 構成

Useul Niu Xi
牛膝 우슬 · Achyranthes

4 g
Chief 君

1 jeon
Mogwa Mu Gua
木瓜 모과 · Chinese Quince

4 g
Chief 君

1 jeon
Baekjagyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

3 g
Deputy 臣

7 pun 5 ri
Duchung Du Zhong
杜仲 두충 · Eucommia Bark

3 g
Deputy 臣

7 pun 5 ri
Gugija Gou Qi Zi
枸杞子 구기자 · Goji Berry

3 g
Deputy 臣

7 pun 5 ri
Songjeol Song Jie
松節 송절 · Pine Node

3 g
Assistant 佐

7 pun 5 ri of yellow pine knot
Tosaja Tu Si Zi
菟絲子 토사자 · Cuscuta

3 g
Assistant 佐

7 pun 5 ri
Cheonma Tian Ma
天麻 천마 · Gastrodia

3 g
Assistant 佐

7 pun 5 ri
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1 g
Envoy 使

3 pun
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

—
Envoy 使

2 slices
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

—
Envoy 使

2 jujubes

Total g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 2 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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Actions 效能

For the gyeong years, when the metal circuit is in excess and the dry qi travels abroad
Moistens and softens the sinews and leads the medicines down the liver channel

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Dryness damaging the liver wood — flank and lower abdominal pain
Pain along the whole length of the leg with deafness and red eyes

Biomedical correlates

Liver channel pain with lower limb involvement — historical treatment

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

牛膝ㆍ木瓜各一錢, 白芍藥ㆍ杜仲ㆍ枸杞子ㆍ黃松節ㆍ菟絲子ㆍ天麻各七分半, 甘草三分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑二片ㆍ棗二枚, 水煎服. 《三因》

Translation

Achyranthes and quince, 1 jeon each; white peony, eucommia, lycium fruit, yellow pine knot, cuscuta and gastrodia, 7 pun 5 ri each; licorice 3 pun. Cut up, make one packet, add two slices of ginger and two jujubes, decoct in water and take. — Samin 三因 (Donguibogam · Cheonjiungi)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The formula for the gyeong years, where the metal circuit is in excess and the liver takes the damage. Achyranthes leads downward and quince softens the sinews, and the rest supplements the liver and kidney; gastrodia is the one wind medicine in it. 黃松節 is the resinous knot of the pine, used for sinew and joint pain, and the chapter's own Simple Medicinals sections use it the same way. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.