Formulas · Tonify Yin 補陰 · Geumgwe Yoryak (金匱要略)

Liriope Decoction

Maekmundong-tang

한글 맥문동탕 · Pinyin Mai Men Dong Tang

麥門冬湯

Composition 構成

Maekmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

24 g
Chief 君
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

4 g
Deputy 臣
Gaengmi Jing Mi
粳米 갱미 · Non-glutinous Rice

5 g
Assistant 佐
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

3 g
Envoy 使
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

3 g
Envoy 使

Total 43 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

Moistens the Lung and nourishes Stomach Yin
Directs rebellious Qi downward

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Lung and Stomach Yin deficiency with dry throat
Spasmodic dry cough worse in the evening
Qi rebelling upward with a feeling of throat obstruction

Biomedical correlates

Chronic dry cough and throat clearing
Post-infectious cough
Dry cough in the elderly

Clinical commentary 臨床

A six-to-one ratio of moistening Maekmundong to drying Banha — the small opposing dose is the genius, descending Qi without re-drying the throat. The classical model of using an "incompatible" herb in strict proportion. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.