Formulas · Regulate Qi 理氣 · Manbyeong Hoechun (萬病回春)

Costus Regulate the Qi Powder

Mokhyangjogi-san

한글 목향조기산 · Pinyin Mu Xiang Tiao Qi San

木香調氣散

Composition 構成

Oyak Wu Yao
烏藥 오약 · Lindera

4 g
Chief 君
Hyangbuja Xiang Fu
香附子 향부자 · Cyperus

4 g
Chief 君
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

4 g
Deputy 臣
Cheongpi Qing Pi
靑皮 청피 · Green Tangerine Peel

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

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

4 g
Assistant 佐
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

4 g
Assistant 佐蕪芎
Changchul Cang Zhu
蒼朮 창출 · Black Atractylodes

4 g
Assistant 佐
Mokhyang Mu Xiang
木香 목향 · Costus Root

2 g
Assistant 佐
Sain Sha Ren
砂仁 사인 · Amomum

2 g
Assistant 佐縮砂
Yukgye Rou Gui
肉桂 육계 · Cinnamon Bark

1.2 g
Assistant 佐 cinnamon bark (桂皮)
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

6 g
Envoy 使 3 slices
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1.2 g
Envoy 使

Total 44.4 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

Courses depressed qi and frees stagnation
Warms the centre and disperses fullness

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Qi depression with chest fullness and ribside pain
Sunken rough pulse

Biomedical correlates

Functional abdominal bloating
Stress-related epigastric discomfort

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治氣鬱. 烏藥ㆍ香附ㆍ枳殼ㆍ靑皮ㆍ陳皮ㆍ厚朴ㆍ蕪芎ㆍ蒼朮各一錢, 木香ㆍ縮砂各五分, 桂皮ㆍ甘草各三分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑三片, 水煎服. 《回春》

Translation

Treats qi depression. Lindera, cyperus, bitter orange, green tangerine peel, tangerine peel, magnolia bark, chuanxiong and atractylodes lancea 1 don each; costus and amomum 5 pun each; cinnamon bark and licorice 3 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, add 3 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take. — Manbyeong Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Jeokchwi)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Eight qi-movers at a don apiece and nothing else of consequence. The section on qi depression names cyperus, chuanxiong and atractylodes lancea as the medicinals to reach for, and all three are here; lindera and green tangerine peel extend the reach downward and outward. Cinnamon bark at 3 pun is the single warm note, small but deliberate, since qi that has been depressed long enough turns cold at the edges. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.