Formulas · Transform Phlegm 化痰 · Donguibogam · Japbyeong (Phlegm)

Two Aged Herbs Decoction

Ijin-tang

한글 이진탕 · Pinyin Er Chen Tang

二陳湯

Composition 構成

Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

8 g
Chief 君
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

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

4 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

3 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使

Total 21 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

Dries dampness and transforms phlegm
Regulates Qi and harmonizes the middle

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Damp-phlegm with cough and copious sputum
Chest and epigastric stuffiness
Nausea with greasy tongue coating

Biomedical correlates

Chronic productive cough
Phlegm-type dizziness
Gastric fullness with nausea

Clinical commentary 臨床

The parent of the phlegm-transforming family — named for the two herbs (Banha, Jinpi) that improve with age. Most phlegm formulas in the tradition are Ijin-tang modifications. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.