Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Uihak Gangmok (醫學綱目)
Gentian Drain the Liver Decoction for a Bitter Mouth
Yongdamsagan-tang
한글 용담사간탕 (구고) · Pinyin Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Not the Uibang Jiphae formula registered as yongdamsagan-tang; the two share a name only.
Composition 構成
- Siho柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum4 g
Chief 君 - Yongdamcho龍膽草 용담초 · Gentian2 g
Chief 君5 pun
- Hwanggeum黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria2.8 g
Deputy 臣7 pun
- Cheonmundong天門冬 천문동 · Asparagus Root2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Hwangryeon黃連 황련 · Coptis2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Chija梔子 치자 · Gardenia2 g
Deputy 臣山梔仁, 5 pun
- Maekmundong麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Jimo知母 지모 · Anemarrhena2 g
Deputy 臣5 pun
- Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng2 g
Assistant 佐5 pun
- Omija五味子 오미자 · Schisandra—
Assistant 佐7 grains
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice2 g
Envoy 使raw, 5 pun
Total 22.8 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 1 ingredient measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.
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
- Treats a bitter mouth
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Liver and gallbladder heat — a bitter taste in the mouth
Biomedical correlates
- Dysgeusia
- Bile reflux
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治口苦. 柴胡 一錢, 黃芩 七分, 生甘草ㆍ人參ㆍ天門冬ㆍ黃連ㆍ草龍膽ㆍ山梔仁ㆍ麥門冬ㆍ知母 各五分, 五味子 七粒. 右剉, 作一貼, 水煎空心服. 忌辛熱物. 《綱目》
Translation
Treats a bitter mouth. Bupleurum 1 don; scutellaria 7 pun; raw licorice, ginseng, asparagus, coptis, gentian, gardenia kernel, ophiopogon and anemarrhena 5 pun each; schisandra 7 grains. Cut up, make one packet, decoct in water and take on an empty stomach; avoid acrid hot things. — Uihak Gangmok 綱目 (Donguibogam · Guseol)