Formulas · Regulate Qi 理氣 · Dongwon (東垣)
Six Ground Ingredients Decoction
Yungma-tang
한글 육마탕 · Pinyin Liu Mo Tang
A different formula from the 六磨湯 of the Stool chapter, which is the Deukhyo's 四磨湯 with rhubarb and bitter orange peel added for a heat-bound stool. This adds costus and bitter orange peel to the ginseng version instead. The transcription writes 氣膈 with 膈.
Composition 構成
- Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng—
Chief 君as in Sama-tang, equal part
- Billang檳榔 빈랑 · Areca Seed—
Deputy 臣as in Sama-tang, equal part
- Chimhyang沈香 침향 · Agarwood—
Deputy 臣as in Sama-tang, equal part
- Mokhyang木香 목향 · Costus Root—
Deputy 臣equal part
- Oyak烏藥 오약 · Lindera—
Assistant 佐as in Sama-tang, equal part
- Jigak枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange—
Assistant 佐equal part
Total 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 same as the formula above
- Also treats qi blockage in the chest when it is severe
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Qi depression from emotion with wheezing and chest blockage
Biomedical correlates
- Functional dyspnoea with chest tightness
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治同上. 又治胸中氣膈甚, 當<a href='/formulas/sama-tang-gae'>四磨湯</a>加木香ㆍ枳殼等分. 製法ㆍ服法同上. 《東垣》
Translation
Treats the same as above. It also treats qi blockage in the chest when it is severe; to Four Ground Ingredients Decoction add costus and bitter orange peel in equal parts. The method of preparation and of taking it are as above. — Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Haesu)