Formulas · Regulate Qi 理氣 · Uihak Immun (醫學入門)

Scatter Gatherings Decoction

Sanchwi-tang

한글 산취탕 · Pinyin San Ju Tang

散聚湯

Composition 構成

Hubak Hou Po
厚朴 후박 · Magnolia Bark

6 g
Chief 君
Osuyu Wu Zhu Yu
吳茱萸 오수유 · Evodia

6 g
Deputy 臣
Jigak Zhi Qiao
枳殼 지각 · Bitter Orange

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

4 g
Assistant 佐
Haengin Xing Ren
杏仁 행인 · Apricot Kernel

4 g
Assistant 佐
Yukgye Rou Gui
肉桂 육계 · Cinnamon Bark

4 g
Assistant 佐 cinnamon heart (桂心)
Jeokbokryeong Chi Fu Ling
赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)

4 g
Assistant 佐
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

2 g
Assistant 佐
Buja Fu Zi
附子 부자 · Prepared Aconite

2 g
Assistant 佐 blast-fried (炮) — TOXIC
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

1.6 g
Assistant 佐
Binrang Bing Lang
檳榔 빈랑 · Areca Seed

1.6 g
Assistant 佐
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

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

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

2 g
Envoy 使 mix-fried (灸)

Total 50.8 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

Scatters the six gatherings that move with the qi
Warms the centre and frees stabbing pain
Disinhibits stool and urine

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

The six gatherings and concretions moving up and down with the qi
Stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen
Stool and urine inhibited

Biomedical correlates

Functional abdominal pain with constipation
Intermittent colicky pain

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治六聚及癥瘕, 隨氣上下, 心腹刺痛, 二便不利. 厚朴ㆍ吳茱萸ㆍ枳殼各一錢半, 陳皮ㆍ杏仁ㆍ桂心ㆍ赤茯苓各一錢, 川芎ㆍ附子(炮)ㆍ甘草(灸) 各五分, 半夏ㆍ檳榔ㆍ當歸各四分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑三, 水煎服. 《入門》

Translation

Treats the six gatherings and concretions that move up and down with the qi, with stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen and stool and urine inhibited. Magnolia bark, evodia and bitter orange 1.5 don each; tangerine peel, apricot kernel, cinnamon heart and red poria 1 don each; chuanxiong, aconite (blast-fried) and licorice (mix-fried) 5 pun each; pinellia, areca and angelica 4 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, add 3 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take. — Uihak Immun 入門 (Donguibogam · Jeokchwi)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The one formula in the section aimed at gatherings rather than accumulations, and the difference governs the design. The Nanjing definition at 1.2 is that accumulation is yin and does not move, gathering is yang and shifts with no fixed place — so this formula scatters and warms instead of grinding, and contains nothing that breaks a mass. Evodia and blast-fried aconite carry the warmth; areca and bitter orange free the two passages. **Contains aconite, which is toxic even when blast-fried, and is not suitable for self-administration.** — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.