Formulas · Stop Cough & Wheeze 止咳平喘 · Taepyeong Hyemin Hwaje Gukbang (太平惠民和劑局方)
Three-Unbinding Decoction
Samyo-tang
한글 삼요탕 · Pinyin San Ao Tang
The name means the three left unprepared, and the leaf's three parentheses are the point of the formula: ephedra with its root and nodes, apricot kernel with skin and tip, licorice neither roasted nor peeled.
Composition 構成
- Mahwang麻黃 마황 · Ephedra6 g
Chief 君 - Haengin杏仁 행인 · Apricot Kernel6 g
Deputy 臣 - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice6 g
Envoy 使 - Saenggang生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger5 g
Envoy 使
Total 23 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Disseminates Lung Qi and releases the exterior
- Stops cough and calms wheezing
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Wind-cold fettering the Lung
- Cough with nasal congestion and hoarse voice
- Wheezing from external constraint
Biomedical correlates
- Acute cough from common cold
- Early bronchitis
- Cold-triggered wheeze
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
治感風寒咳嗽ㆍ鼻塞ㆍ聲重ㆍ失音. 麻黃(不去根節)ㆍ杏仁(不去皮尖)ㆍ甘草(不灸, 不去皮) 各一錢半. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑 五片, 水煎服. 《局方》
Translation
Treats cough from contracting wind cold, with a blocked nose, a heavy thick voice and loss of voice. Ephedra with the root and nodes left on, apricot kernel with the skin and tip left on, and licorice neither roasted nor peeled, 1 don 5 fun each. Cut up, make one packet, add five slices of ginger, and decoct in water. — Gukbang 局方 (Donguibogam · Haesu)