Formulas · Transform Phlegm 化痰 · Dansim (丹心)

Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill (Dansim)

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한글 청기화담환(단심) · Pinyin Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan

淸氣化痰丸

Name collision. A formula called 淸氣化痰丸 was already registered from the Uibang Go (醫方考) — bile-processed arisaema, pinellia, trichosanthes, scutellaria, tangerine peel, bitter orange, apricot kernel and white poria. Only three medicinals overlap and the sources differ, so the two are distinct formulas sharing a name. This entry carries the -dansim suffix for its source, following the source-based suffix rule. Both 6.5.4.1 and 6.20.14 point here.

Composition 構成

Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

80 g
Chief 君 processed (製) — 2 nyang
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

60 g
Deputy 臣
Jeokbokryeong Chi Fu Ling
赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)

60 g
Deputy 臣
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

40 g
Assistant 佐
Yeongyo Lian Qiao
連翹 연교 · Forsythia

40 g
Assistant 佐
Chija Zhi Zi
梔子 치자 · Gardenia

40 g
Assistant 佐
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

40 g
Assistant 佐
Bakha Bo He
薄荷 박하 · Mint

20 g
Assistant 佐
Hyeonggae Jing Jie
荊芥 형개 · Schizonepeta

20 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

40 g
Envoy 使

Total 440 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

Clears heat phlegm from the chest and diaphragm
Disperses wind heat in the upper burner
Frees the throat

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Heat phlegm, yellow in colour
Vexing heat with dry binding
Flushing heat in the head and face
Sore, closed throat and inflamed eyes

Biomedical correlates

Bronchitis with yellow sputum
Pharyngitis with thick phlegm
Upper respiratory inflammation

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治熱痰. 半夏(製) 二兩, 陳皮ㆍ赤茯苓各一兩半, 黃芩ㆍ連翹ㆍ梔子ㆍ䓀莄ㆍ甘草各一兩, 薄荷ㆍ荊芥各五錢. 右爲末, 薑汁糊和丸梧子大, 薑湯下五十丸. 此方, 乃二陳湯合涼膈散也. 《丹心》

Translation

Treats heat phlegm. Pinellia (processed) 2 nyang; tangerine peel and red poria 1.5 nyang each; scutellaria, forsythia, gardenia, platycodon and licorice 1 nyang each; mint and schizonepeta 5 don each. Powder them, make pills with ginger juice paste the size of a firmiana seed, and take fifty down with ginger decoction. This formula is Ijin-tang combined with Yanggyeok-san. — Dansim 丹心 (Donguibogam · Damum)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The source annotates its own construction, which is unusual and worth taking at face value: Ijin-tang combined with Yanggyeok-san. Pinellia, tangerine peel, poria and licorice are the phlegm engine; scutellaria, forsythia, gardenia, mint and platycodon are the heat-venting half. What results is a formula that both dries and vents, and the venting half is aimed upward and outward — mint, schizonepeta and platycodon all lift toward the throat and head, which is where the indication puts the trouble. Do not confuse this with the Uibang Go formula of the same name; that one directs downward into the lung and is the standard for a productive yellow-sputum cough. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.