Formulas · Tonify Qi 補氣 · Donguibogam · Japbyeong (Summer Heat)

Clear Summer Heat and Augment the Qi Decoction

Cheongseoikgi-tang

한글 청서익기탕 · Pinyin Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang

淸暑益氣湯

Composition 構成

Changchul Cang Zhu
蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes

6 g
Chief 君
Hwanggi Huang Qi
黃芪 황기 · Astragalus

4 g
Chief 君
Seungma Sheng Ma
升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga

4 g
Deputy 臣
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

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

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

2 g
Assistant 佐
Singok Shen Qu
神麴 신곡 · Medicated Leaven

2 g
Assistant 佐
Taeksa Ze Xie
澤瀉 택사 · Alisma

2 g
Assistant 佐
Hwangbaek Huang Bai
黃柏 황백 · Phellodendron

1.2 g
Assistant 佐
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

1.2 g
Assistant 佐
Cheongpi Qing Pi
靑皮 청피 · Green Tangerine Peel

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

1.2 g
Assistant 佐
Galgeun Ge Gen
葛根 갈근 · Kudzu Root

1.2 g
Assistant 佐
Omija Wu Wei Zi
五味子 오미자 · Schisandra

1 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1.2 g
Envoy 使

Total 32.2 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 summer heat and dampness
Augments Qi and generates fluids

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Summer heat injuring Qi with dampness
Fatigue and heaviness in hot humid weather
Sweating with thirst and loose stools in summer

Biomedical correlates

Summer fatigue syndrome
Heat exhaustion recovery
Loss of appetite in hot season

Clinical commentary 臨床

Yi Dong-won's answer to the long humid summer — Bojungikgi thinking adapted to a season that steams the Qi out of people. The traditional companion of Saengmaek-san from the solstice to the autumn wind. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.