Formulas · Tonify Qi 補氣 · Donguibogam · Naegyeong (Qi)

Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction

Bojungikgi-tang

한글 보중익기탕 · Pinyin Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

補中益氣湯

Composition 構成

Hwanggi Huang Qi
黃芪 황기 · Astragalus

6 g
Chief 君
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

4 g
Deputy 臣
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

4 g
Deputy 臣
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Deputy 臣 honey-fried
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

2 g
Assistant 佐
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

2 g
Assistant 佐
Seungma Sheng Ma
升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga

1.2 g
Envoy 使
Siho Chai Hu
柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum

1.2 g
Envoy 使

Total 24.4 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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

Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
Raises sunken Yang Qi

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Spleen Qi deficiency with sinking Qi
Organ prolapse or chronic diarrhea
Fatigue worse with exertion and low-grade fever

Biomedical correlates

Chronic fatigue syndrome
Gastroptosis and prolapse
Recurrent infections from weakness

Clinical commentary 臨床

Yi Dong-won's masterpiece of the lifting method — tiny doses of Seungma and Siho redirect the entire tonic architecture upward. A cornerstone formula for Saam-style Spleen tonification thinking. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.