Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Manbyeong Hoechun (萬病回春)

Clear the Upper Body Siler Decoction

Cheongsangbangpung-tang

한글 청상방풍탕 · Pinyin Qing Shang Fang Feng Tang

淸上防風湯

Composition 構成

Bangpung Fang Feng
防風 방풍 · Siler

4 g
Chief 君
Baekji Bai Zhi
白芷 백지 · Dahurian Angelica

3.2 g
Deputy 臣
Yeongyo Lian Qiao
連翹 연교 · Forsythia

3.2 g
Deputy 臣
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

2.8 g
Deputy 臣 wine-fried
Hwangryeon Huang Lian
黃連 황련 · Coptis

2 g
Deputy 臣 wine-fried
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

3.2 g
Assistant 佐
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

2.8 g
Assistant 佐
Hyeonggae Jing Jie
荊芥 형개 · Schizonepeta

2 g
Assistant 佐
Chija Zhi Zi
梔子 치자 · Gardenia

2 g
Assistant 佐
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

2 g
Assistant 佐
Bakha Bo He
薄荷 박하 · Mint

2 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1.2 g
Envoy 使

Total 30.4 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

Dispels wind and clears heat from the face and head
Resolves toxicity and disperses acne and boils

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Wind-heat rising and erupting in the face
Red inflamed acne of the face and forehead
Facial flushing with pustular eruptions in young robust patients

Biomedical correlates

Facial acne (a Kampo standard)
Rosacea-type flushing with eruptions
Recurrent facial folliculitis

Clinical commentary 臨床

The face-clearing formula of the Hoechun tradition — wind herbs carrying the bitters up to where the eruptions live, wine-fried so they aim high. The default Kampo prescription for the red, inflamed acne of the young and robust. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.