Formulas · Purge Downward 瀉下 · Seui Deukhyobang (世醫得效方)

Six Milled Ingredients Decoction

Yungma-tang

한글 육마탕 · Pinyin Liu Mo Tang

六磨湯

Composition 構成

Binrang Bing Lang
檳榔 빈랑 · Areca Seed

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Chief 君

milled thick in water
Chimhyang Chen Xiang
沈香 침향 · Agarwood

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Chief 君

milled thick in water
Mokhyang Mu Xiang
木香 목향 · Costus Root

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Deputy 臣

milled thick in water
Oyak Wu Yao
烏藥 오약 · Lindera

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Deputy 臣

milled thick in water
Daehwang Da Huang
大黃 대황 · Rhubarb

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Deputy 臣

milled thick in water
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

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Assistant 佐

milled thick in water

Total 0 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 6 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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Actions 效能

Treats the stool bound and inhibited where there is heat

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Qi stagnation with heat and constipation

Biomedical correlates

Constipation with bloating and heat

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治大便秘澁有熱者. <a href='/formulas/sama-tang'>四磨湯</a>加大黃ㆍ枳殼, 如上法濃磨汁服. 《得效》

Translation

Treats the stool bound and inhibited where there is heat. Sama-tang with rhubarb and bitter orange added, milled thick as above and the juice taken. — Seui Deukhyobang 得效 (Donguibogam · Daebyeon)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Two drugs added to the four and the preparation unchanged, which turns a qi-moving suspension into a purgative one. Milling rhubarb rather than decocting it is unusual and consequential: the anthraquinone glycosides extract well in cold water, so a milled suspension purges as briskly as a decoction while the aromatics keep their oils. The pair of formulas is a neat demonstration that in this pharmacy the method of preparation is part of the prescription. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.