The Origin, Changes and Compositive Principles of Baekhaoleejung-tang

Abstract The Origin, Changes and Compositive Principles of Baekhaoleejun g-tang Hyun-Sang Shin*, Jun-Hee Lee, Byung-Hee Koh, Eui-Ju Lee *Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Kyunghee University Graduate school.Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Kyunghee Medical Center Oriental Hospital 1. Objectives The purpose of this study is to understand the origin, the progressive changes and the constructive principles of Packhaoleejung-tang (白何烏理中湯) 2. Methods Packhaoleejung-tang and other related prescriptions were analyzed in terms of their pathological indications, based on ?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)?, ?Dongmuyugo (東武遺稿)?, ?Shanghanlun (傷寒論)?. 3. Results and Conclusions (1) The origin of Packhaoleejung-tang is leejung-tang from ?Shanghanlun (傷寒論)?. Packhaoleejung-tang inherited some of the principles from ?Shanghanlun (傷寒論)? Insamkeiji-tang(2) ?Gabobon(甲午本)?`s one prescription Hyangsaleejung-tang emphasizes the effect of lossen up by using Pogostemonis Herba(藿香),Amomi Fructus(砂仁). ?Gabobon(甲午本)?`s another prescription Packhaoleejung- tang emphasizes the effect of warm up stomach by using Cinnamomum cassia Blume (桂枝), Allium sativum Linne (獨頭蒜), Cynanchum wilfordii(白何首烏). ?Sinchukbon(辛丑本)?`s prescription Packhaobujaleejung- tang emphasizes the effect of warm up stomach by using Aconitum carmichaeli(附子) (3) The Packhaoleejung-tang is composed of 7 herbs. Atractlodis Rhizoma White(白朮), Glycyrrhizae Radix(甘草),Paeoniae Radix Alba(白芍藥) support Soeumin`s spleen root (脾元), and Zingiberis Rhizoma(乾薑),Cinnamomum cassia Blume (桂枝, Cynanchum wilfordii(白何首烏) warm up stomach. Citri Pericarpium(陳皮) circulate Qi and encourage the descension of Yin.