Formulas · Purge Downward 瀉下 · Donguibogam · Naegyeong (Stool)

Hemp Seed Pill

Majain-hwan

한글 마자인환 · Pinyin Ma Zi Ren Wan

麻子仁丸

Composition 構成

Majain Huo Ma Ren
麻子仁 마자인 · Hemp Seed

10 g
Chief 君
Daehwang Da Huang
大黃 대황 · Rhubarb

8 g
Deputy 臣
Haengin Xing Ren
杏仁 행인 · Apricot Kernel

5 g
Deputy 臣
Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

5 g
Assistant 佐
Jisil Zhi Shi
枳實 지실 · Immature Bitter Orange

5 g
Assistant 佐
Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

5 g
Assistant 佐

Total 38 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 intestines and unblocks the bowels
Gently drains heat and moves Qi

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Intestinal dryness with heat — hard stool and frequent urination
Habitual constipation in the elderly or after illness
Constipation without severe distention

Biomedical correlates

Chronic functional constipation
Constipation in the elderly
Dry-stool constipation with normal appetite

Clinical commentary 臨床

The Seunggi method softened into a moist, habitable form — oil-rich seeds carrying a fraction of Daehwang, classically as honey pills. The appropriate strength for the everyday dry constipation the full purgatives would overtreat. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.