Formulas · Tonify Qi & Blood 氣血雙補 · Donguibogam · Japbyeong (Deficiency Taxation)

Double Harmony Decoction

Ssanghwa-tang

한글 쌍화탕 · Pinyin Shuang He Tang

雙和湯

Composition 構成

Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

10 g
Chief 君
Sukjihwang Shu Di Huang
熟地黃 숙지황 · Prepared Rehmannia

4 g
Deputy 臣
Hwanggi Huang Qi
黃芪 황기 · Astragalus

4 g
Deputy 臣
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Deputy 臣
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

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

3 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

3 g
Envoy 使
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

3 g
Envoy 使
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

2 g
Envoy 使

Total 37 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

Harmonizes Qi and Blood together
Restores depletion from overwork and illness

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Simultaneous injury of Qi and Blood
Fatigue after illness or overexertion
Spontaneous sweating with cold intolerance

Biomedical correlates

Common cold convalescence
Overwork exhaustion
Post-illness sweating and weakness

Clinical commentary 臨床

Perhaps the most beloved formula in Korea — sold in pharmacies as a fatigue drink to this day. Structurally it is Samul-tang meeting Hwanggi-geonjung-tang, with Baekjakyak leading at double dose. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.