Formulas · Calm the Spirit 安神 · Bonsa (本事)
Polygala Pill
Wonji-hwan
한글 원지환 · Pinyin Yuan Zhi Wan
Composition 構成
- Wonji遠志 원지 · Polygala20 g
Chief 君ginger-processed (薑製)
- Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng20 g
Chief 君 - Namseong天南星 천남성 · Arisaema20 g
Deputy 臣processed with ox bile (牛膽製)
- Baekbuja白附子 백부자 · Typhonium Rhizome20 g
Deputy 臣toxic
- Boksin茯神 복신 · Poria with hostwood20 g
Deputy 臣白茯神
- Sanjoin酸棗仁 산조인 · Sour Jujube Seed20 g
Deputy 臣stir-fried (炒)
- Jusa朱砂 주사 · Cinnabar (toxic)12 g
Assistant 佐water-ground (水飛) · toxic
- Sahyang麝香 사향 · Musk (prohibited)4 g
Assistant 佐CITES
- Geumbak金箔 금박 · Gold Leaf—
Assistant 佐5 leaves
- Bongmil蜂蜜 봉밀 · Honey—
Envoy 使for binding
- Bakha薄荷 박하 · Mint—
Envoy 使mint decoction as the draught
Total 136 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 3 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.
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Actions 效能
- Treats speech gone wrong and disordered after a fright
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- After fright — speech confused and mistaken
Biomedical correlates
- Disordered speech after psychological trauma
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治因驚言語顚錯. 遠志(薑製)ㆍ南星(牛膽製)ㆍ人參ㆍ白附子ㆍ白茯神ㆍ酸棗仁(炒) 各五錢, 朱砂(水飛) 三錢, 麝香 一錢, 金箔 五片. 右爲末, 蜜丸梧子大, 朱砂爲衣, 薄荷湯下三十丸, 日再服. 《本事》
Translation
Treats speech gone wrong and disordered after a fright. Polygala (ginger-processed), arisaema (processed with ox bile), ginseng, typhonium, poria with pine root and jujube kernel (stir-fried) 5 don each; cinnabar (water-ground) 3 don; musk 1 don; gold leaf 5 pieces. Powder them, make honey pills the size of a firmiana seed coated with cinnabar, and take thirty with mint decoction, twice a day. — Bonsa 本事 (Donguibogam · Eoneo)