Formulas · Tonify Qi 補氣 · Donguibogam · Naegyeong (Qi)
Generate the Pulse Powder
Saengmaek-san
한글 생맥산 · Pinyin Sheng Mai San
The Summerheat chapter gives Li Dongyuan's full commentary on the formula and two augmentations: astragalus with licorice, and phellodendron for wilting weakness of the legs.
Composition 構成
- Maengmundong麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope8 g
Chief 君 - Insam人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng4 g
Deputy 臣 - Omija五味子 오미자 · Schisandra4 g
Assistant 佐
Total 16 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
- Augments Qi and generates fluids
- Preserves Yin and stops excessive sweating
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Qi and Yin injured by heat or exertion
- Profuse sweating with thirst and fatigue
- Chronic dry cough with scanty sputum
Biomedical correlates
- Summer heat exhaustion
- Dehydration-type fatigue
- Recovery from febrile illness
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
麥門冬 二錢, 人參ㆍ五味子 各一錢. 水煎, 夏月代熟水飮之. 或加黃芪ㆍ甘草 各一錢, 或加黃栢 二分, 服之則令人氣力涌出(生用). 《入門》 ○火熾之極ㆍ金伏之際ㆍ寒水絶體於斯時也, 故急救之以生脉散除其濕熱. 肺欲收ㆍ心苦緩, 皆酸以收之; 心火盛則甘以瀉之. 故人參之甘, 佐以五味子之酸. 孫眞人曰, 夏月常服五味子以補五藏氣, 是也. 麥門冬之微苦寒, 能滋水之源而淸肅肺氣; 微加黃栢之苦寒, 以滋水之流ㆍ除兩足之痿弱也. 《東垣》 ○人參ㆍ麥門冬ㆍ五味子生脉, 脉者元氣也. 《東垣》
Translation
Ophiopogon, 2 don; ginseng and schisandra, 1 don each. Decoct in water and drink it in the summer months in place of boiled water. Or add astragalus and licorice, 1 don each; or add 2 fun of phellodendron, and taking it makes a man's strength well up — the drugs used raw. At the height of fire's blaze, at the season when metal lies hidden, cold water is cut off from its substance at just this time; and so it is rescued urgently with Saengmaek-san, which removes its damp heat. The lung wishes to gather in and the heart suffers from slackness, and both are gathered in by the sour; and when the heart fire is exuberant it is drained by the sweet. Therefore the sweetness of ginseng is assisted by the sourness of schisandra. Master Sun said: in the summer months take schisandra constantly to supplement the qi of the five viscera — just so. The slight bitter cold of ophiopogon can enrich the source of the water and clear and still the lung qi; and a little phellodendron, bitter and cold, is added to enrich the stream of the water and remove the wilting weakness of both legs. Ginseng, ophiopogon and schisandra generate the pulse — and the pulse is the original qi. — Uihak Immun 入門 · Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Seo)