Formulas · Regulate Qi 理氣 · Donguibogam · Naegyeong (Qi)

Separate the Heart Qi Drink

Bunsimgi-eum

한글 분심기음 · Pinyin Fen Xin Qi Yin

分心氣飮

Composition 構成

Soyeop Zi Su Ye
蘇葉 소엽 · Perilla Leaf

4.8 g
Chief 君
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

2.4 g
Deputy 臣
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

2.4 g
Deputy 臣
Cheongpi Qing Pi
靑皮 청피 · Green Tangerine Peel

2 g
Deputy 臣
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

2 g
Deputy 臣
Mokhyang Mu Xiang
木香 목향 · Costus Root

2 g
Deputy 臣
Hyangbuja Xiang Fu
香附子 향부자 · Cyperus

2 g
Deputy 臣
Moktong Mu Tong
木通 목통 · Akebia

2 g
Assistant 佐
Daebokpi Da Fu Pi
大腹皮 대복피 · Areca Husk

2 g
Assistant 佐
Sangbaekpi Sang Bai Pi
桑白皮 상백피 · Mulberry Root Bark

2 g
Assistant 佐
Jeokbokryeong Chi Fu Ling
赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)

2 g
Assistant 佐
Binrang Bing Lang
檳榔 빈랑 · Areca Seed

2 g
Assistant 佐
Bongchul E Zhu
莪朮 봉출 · Zedoary

2 g
Assistant 佐
Maekmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

2 g
Assistant 佐
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

2 g
Assistant 佐
Yukgye Rou Gui
肉桂 육계 · Cinnamon Bark

2 g
Assistant 佐
Gwakhyang Huo Xiang
藿香 곽향 · Korean Mint

2 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

3 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2.8 g
Envoy 使
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

2 g
Envoy 使
Deungsim Deng Xin Cao
燈心草 등심초 · Rush Pith

1 g
Envoy 使

Total 46.4 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

Moves constrained Qi and disperses stagnation
Transforms phlegm and promotes water metabolism
Eases the chest and calms the spirit

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Seven emotions binding Qi in the chest and diaphragm
Chest and epigastric oppression with sighing
Emotional constraint with edema or urinary inhibition

Biomedical correlates

Stress-related chest tightness
Globus sensation with anxiety
Functional GI complaints of emotional origin

Clinical commentary 臨床

The Donguibogam's signature prescription for Qi bound by the seven emotions — the classical ancestor of what we now call somatized stress. Eighteen herbs, every one pointed at loosening what worry has tied. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.