Reconsideration on the Origins, Changes, and Constructive Principle of Taeeumjowi-tang

Reconsideration on the Origins, Changes, and Constructive Principle of Taeeumjowi-tang Seungwon Shin*, Minwoo Hwang† *Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee Univ., Seoul, Republic of Korea †Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ., Seoul, Republic of Korea Objectives This paper was aimed to review the preceding research on the origins, changes and constructive principle of Taeeumjowi-tang. Methods We reviewed Jema Lee’s original works including Dongyisusebowon and relevant books to analyze Taeeumjowi-tang-related items. To compensate insufficient evidence of literature, we also refocued physiological and pathological pecularities of Taeeumin and relevant symptomatology. Results and Conclusions 1) The origins of Taeeumjowi-tang should be Mahwang-tang, Saengmaek-san, Seokchangpowonji-san, and Gondam-san. 2) Taeeumjowi-tang went through Saengmaek-san, Sanyakhwawi-jeon, Bopyesaengmaek-tang, Gilgyungsaengmaek-san, and Bopyewon-tang before it was built as the final version. 3) Taeeumjowi-tang consists of a) big blue lilyturf (麥門冬) and Omija (五味子) which are directly of help to exhale and disperse qi-fluid of Lung, b) balloon-flower (桔梗) which helps circulation of qi-fluid from Head to Lung, c) adlay (薏苡仁) and dry nut (乾栗) which are directly of help to raise up qi-fluid of Wiwan, d) ephedra (麻黃) which helps circulation of qi-fluid from Wiwan to skin, e) calamus (石菖蒲) which directly helps the psychological function of Ear, and f) radish seed (蘿葍子) which slightly eliminate the excessive function of Small intestine, treating Wiwanhan symptomatology in Taeeumin.