Formulas · Drain Dampness 利水滲濕 · Geumgwe Yoryak (金匱要略)
Woody Sinomenium Decoction
Mokbangi-tang
한글 목방기탕 · Pinyin Mu Fang Ji Tang
木防己湯
Composition 構成
- Bangi防己 방기 · Sinomenium8 g
Chief 君 - Seokgo石膏 석고 · Gypsum12 g
Deputy 臣 - Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng6 g
Assistant 佐 - Gyeji桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig4 g
Assistant 佐
Total 30 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
- Drains lodged fluids from below the heart
- Clears heat and supports the upright Qi
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Phlegm-fluids lodged in the chest and epigastrium
- Breathlessness with hard fullness below the heart
- Puffy dark complexion with a deep tight pulse
Biomedical correlates
- Fluid-retention breathlessness (adjunctive in cardiac-pattern care)
- Chest fullness with edema
- Chronic effusion-type presentations
Clinical commentary 臨床
The Geumgwe formula for water pressing on the heart — drained, cooled, and supported in four herbs. Kampo tradition reads its "hard fullness below the heart" as a cardiac sign, and uses it accordingly with supervision. Bangi must be Sinomenium, never Aristolochia. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.