Formulas · Invigorate Blood 活血祛瘀 · Geumgwe Yoryak (金匱要略)

Warm the Menses Decoction

Ongyeong-tang

한글 온경탕 · Pinyin Wen Jing Tang

溫經湯

Composition 構成

Osuyu Wu Zhu Yu
吳茱萸 오수유 · Evodia

6 g
Chief 君
Gyeji Gui Zhi
桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig

4 g
Chief 君
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Deputy 臣
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

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

4 g
Deputy 臣
Agyo E Jiao
阿膠 아교 · Donkey-hide Gelatin

4 g
Deputy 臣
Maekmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

8 g
Assistant 佐
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

6 g
Assistant 佐
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

4 g
Assistant 佐
Mokdanpi Mu Dan Pi
牧丹皮 목단피 · Moutan Bark

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

4 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 56 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

Warms the vessels and dispels cold
Nourishes Blood and dispels stasis
Regulates the Chung and Im vessels

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Cold and stasis in the Chung and Im with Blood deficiency
Irregular menstruation with cold lower abdomen
Infertility with dry lips and evening heat in the palms

Biomedical correlates

Irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea
Infertility with cold presentation
Perimenopausal irregular bleeding

Clinical commentary 臨床

Warming, nourishing, moving, and moistening woven into one gynecological architecture — cold dispersed without drying, Blood moved without breaking. The foundational fertility formula of the classical canon. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.