Formulas · Stop Cough & Wheeze 止咳平喘 · Manbyeong Hoechun (萬病回春)
Clear the Lung Decoction
Cheongpye-tang
한글 청폐탕 · Pinyin Qing Fei Tang
Rebuilt from the Cough chapter's leaf, which is the Bogam's only citation of this formula: the entry formerly carried bamboo shavings and white poria, neither of which is in the leaf, where the poria is the red kind and there are no shavings.
Composition 構成
- Hwanggeum黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria6 g
Chief 君 - Gilgyeong桔梗 길경 · Platycodon4 g
Deputy 臣 - Jeokbongnyeong赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)4 g
Deputy 臣 - Sangbaekpi桑白皮 상백피 · Mulberry Root Bark4 g
Deputy 臣 - Paemo貝母 패모 · Fritillaria4 g
Deputy 臣 - Haengin杏仁 행인 · Apricot Kernel2.8 g
Deputy 臣 - Jinpi陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel4 g
Assistant 佐 - Danggwi當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica2.8 g
Assistant 佐 - Cheonmundong天門冬 천문동 · Asparagus Root2.8 g
Assistant 佐 - Chija梔子 치자 · Gardenia2.8 g
Assistant 佐 - Maengmundong麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope2.8 g
Assistant 佐 - Omija五味子 오미자 · Schisandra—
Assistant 佐seven grains
- Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice1.2 g
Envoy 使 - Saenggang生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger—
Envoy 使three slices
- Daejo大棗 대조 · Jujube—
Envoy 使two fruits
Total g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 3 ingredients measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.
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 Lung heat and transforms stubborn phlegm
- Moistens the Lung and supports prolonged coughs
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Chronic cough with thick difficult sputum and Lung heat
- Long-standing productive cough exhausting the Lung
Biomedical correlates
- Chronic bronchitis with thick sputum
- Smoker-pattern chronic cough
- Prolonged productive cough (a Kampo COPD adjunct)
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治久嗽及痰嗽ㆍ肺脹嗽. 黃芩 一錢半, 桔梗ㆍ赤茯苓ㆍ桑白皮ㆍ陳皮ㆍ貝母 各一錢, 當歸ㆍ天門冬ㆍ梔子ㆍ杏仁ㆍ麥門冬 各七分, 五味子 七粒, 甘草 三分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑三ㆍ棗二, 水煎服. 《回春》
Translation
Treats a long cough, and phlegm cough and lung-distension cough. Scutellaria, 1 don 5 fun; platycodon, red poria, mulberry root bark, tangerine peel and fritillaria, 1 don each; Chinese angelica, asparagus, gardenia, apricot kernel and ophiopogon, 7 fun each; schisandra, seven grains; licorice, 3 fun. Cut up, make one packet, and decoct with three slices of ginger and two jujubes. — Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Haesu)