Formulas · Warm the Interior 溫裏 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)
Cinnamon Twig and Ginseng Decoction
Gyejiinsam-tang
한글 계지인삼탕 · Pinyin Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang
桂枝人參湯
Composition 構成
- Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng6 g
Chief 君 - Geongang乾薑 건강 · Dried Ginger6 g
Chief 君 - Gyeji桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig8 g
Deputy 臣 - Baekchul白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes6 g
Deputy 臣 - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice8 g
Assistant 佐 honey-fried
Total 34 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Warms the middle and tonifies deficiency
- Releases lingering exterior heat
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Interior cold deficiency with unresolved exterior
- Chronic diarrhea with headache and low fever
- Epigastric focal distention with cold and fatigue
Biomedical correlates
- Chronic diarrhea with recurrent cold symptoms
- Headache with weak digestion
- Tension headache in cold-constitution patients (a Kampo application)
Clinical commentary 臨床
Ijung-tang wearing a light jacket — the same warm core with Gyeji added for the exterior that never quite cleared. Kampo practice has quietly repurposed it for headaches riding on a cold weak stomach. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.