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The Origin, Changes and Compositive Principles of Palmulgunja-tang

  • Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
  • Abbr : JSCIM
  • 2010, 22(4), pp.1-9
  • Publisher : The Society of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

박병주 1 Jin-Hyeok Kwon 2 Jun-Hee Lee 3 Euiju Lee 3 Koh Byung-Hee 3

1경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과
2경희대학교 대학원 사상체질전공
3경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과

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1. Objectives This paper investigates the origin, the progressive changes and the constructive principles of Palmulgunja-tang (八物君子湯). 2. Methods Palmulgunja-tang and other related prescriptions were analyzed in terms of their pathological indications, based on previous literature including Donguisusebowon·Chobongwon (東醫壽世保元·草本卷) , Donguisusebowon·Gabobon (東醫壽世保元·甲午本) , Donguisusebowon·Sinchukbon (東醫壽世保元·辛丑本) and Dongmuyugo (東武遺稿) . 3. Results and Conclusions 1) The Palmulgunja-tang most likely originates from Paljin-tang introduced in Donguisusebowon·Chobongwon (東醫壽世保元·草本卷) . Paljin-tang progressively transformed into Seungyangpalmul-tang ( Donguisusebowon·Gabobon (東醫壽世保元·甲午本) ) and ultimately into Palmulgunja-tang ( Donguisusebowon·Sinchukbon (東醫壽世保元·辛丑本) ), a prescription appropriate for usage in the Ulgwang symptomatology (鬱狂證). Also,Seungyangikgi-tang in Donguisusebowon·Sinchukbon (東醫壽世保元·辛丑本) can be presumed to have been affected by Seungyangpalmul-tang. 2) The variational prescriptions (變方) of Palmulgunja-tang shows increasing Seungyang (升陽) effect in order of Baekhaogunja-tang, Sipjeondaebo-tang, Palmulgunja-tang, and Doksampalmul-tang. 3) Palmulgunja-tang is composed of 8 herbs. Of these, Paeoniae Radix Alba (白芍藥), Glycyrrhizae Radix(甘草),Angelicae gigantis Radix (當歸), and Cnidii Rhizoma (川芎) fortify the Soeumin Spleen Element (脾元). Ginseng Radix (人蔘) and Astragali Radix (黃芪) support the ascension of Yang, whereas Atractlodis Rhizoma White (白朮) and Citrus unshiu (陳皮) encourage the descension of Yin.

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