Formulas · Tonify Qi 補氣 · Donguibogam · Japbyeong (Qi)

Six Gentlemen Decoction

Yukgunja-tang

한글 육군자탕 · Pinyin Liu Jun Zi Tang

六君子湯

Composition 構成

Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

4 g
Chief 君
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

4 g
Deputy 臣
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

4 g
Deputy 臣
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

4 g
Assistant 佐
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 24 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

Tonifies Spleen Qi
Dries dampness and transforms phlegm

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Spleen deficiency generating damp-phlegm
Poor appetite with nausea
Fatigue with loose stools and sputum

Biomedical correlates

Functional dyspepsia
Chronic gastritis
Appetite loss in weak patients

Clinical commentary 臨床

Sagunja-tang plus Ijin-tang's two aged herbs — tonifying the root while clearing the branch. The workhorse for weak digestion with phlegm. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.