Hyeonsam
Scrophularia · Scrophulariae Radix
한글 현삼 · Pinyin Xuan Shen
玄參
Properties 性味
- Taste & nature
- Salty, sweet, bitter · cold
- Channels entered
- Lung, Stomach, Kidney
- Actions
- Nourishes Yin and clears heat, cools the Blood, resolves toxicity and softens nodules of the throat
- Typical dose
- 9–15 g
Appears in 10 formulas 處方
- Emperor of Heaven Tonify the Heart Elixir天王補心丹 4 g · Assistant 佐
- Increase the Fluids Decoction增液湯 12 g · Chief 君
- Clear the Nutritive Level Decoction淸營湯 6 g · Deputy 臣
- Sedate the Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction鎭肝熄風湯 10 g · Assistant 佐
- Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal百合固金湯 3 g · Assistant 佐
- Deer Antler Pill鹿茸丸 20 g · Assistant 佐
- Clear the Fire Decoction淸火湯 4.8 g · Deputy 臣
- Yin Vacuity Engendering Internal Heat Decoction陰虛生內熱湯 2 g · Assistant 佐
- Quiet the Spirit and Supplement the Heart Decoction安神補心湯 2 g · Assistant 佐
- Modified White Tiger Decoction加減白虎湯 2 g · Assistant 佐