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Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Dosage | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr. Crataegi | Shan Zha | 9-24g | Reduces all types of Food Stagnation especially meat and fatty foods. With Shen Qu, for general indigestion and Food Stagnation. With Lai Fu Zi and Shen Qu, reduces stagnation and accumulation caused by overindulgence in food and drink of all types. With Mai Ya and Shen Qu, for abdominal distention, belching, diarrhea and anorexia due to Food Stagnation and childhood nutritional impairment due to improper breast feeding. |
| Massa Medicata Fermentata | Shen Qu | 4-15g | Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion, reduces stagnant alcohol, moves Qi and harmonizes the Stomach . |
| Sm. Raphani | Lai Fu Zi | 2-12g | Descends Qi and reduces accumulation of Phlegm from stagnant grains. With Shan Zha, Shen Qu and Chen Pi, for abdominal distention, borborygmus, belching and acid regurgitation due to stagnation in ST or Intestines. With Zhi Ban Xia, for distention and vomiting due to Food Stagnation. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 2-9g | Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Qi. With Zhi Ban Xia, moves Qi and transforms stagnation to harmonize the Stomach and stop nausea and vomiting. |
| Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | 6-12g | Descends Qi, transforms Phlegm, harmonizes the Stomach and reduces distention. With Chen Pi, for Stomach Qi Disharmony with epigastric and abdominal distention or pain. With Fu Ling, expels Phlegm and stops nausea and vomiting, hiccups, coughs with clear, profuse Phlegm and loose and watery stools, treats Phlegm, Thin Mucus and turbid Dampness and prevents turbid Phlegm and Dampness from disturbing the Heart with dizziness, palpitations and insomnia. |
| Poria | Fu Ling | 6-15g | Strengthens the Spleen, drains Dampness, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and transforms Phlegm. With Zhi Ban Xia, expels Phlegm and stops nausea and vomiting. With Zhi Ban Xia and Chen Pi, for nausea, vomiting, chest fullness and distention, and anorexia due to congested fluids. |
| Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | 2-9g | Clears Heat due to Stagnation |
| Fr. Hordei Germinatus | Mai Ya | 3-9g | May be added to reduce stagnation from grains. |
Formula Actions
- Disperses Food
- Harmonizes the Stomach
Syndromes
- Food Stagnation in the Stomach
Clinical Manifestations
- Distention and fullness in the chest and epigastrium
- Abdominal distention with occasional pain
- Rotten smelling belching
- Acid regurgitation
- Nausea and vomiting
- Aversion to food
- Maybe diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Maybe constipation
- Anorexia
- Bad breath
- Intermittent fever
- T: Pink
- C: Yellow and greasy
- P: Slippery
Treats
- Acute gastroenteritis
- Acute exacerbations of chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic hepatitis
- Acute hepatitis
- Acute pancreatitis
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Atrophic gastritis
- Obesity
- Insomnia
- Abdominal pain
- Asthma
- Cough
- Pertussis
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Gastric hyperacidity
- Peptic ulcer
- Diarrhea
- Acute or chronic cholecystitis
- Indigestion
- Gastralgia
- Gastrointestinal influenza
- Gastrolithiasis
- Anorexia
- Acid regurgitation
- Hiccups
- Stomach cancer
- Bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Constipation
- Abdominal fullness and distention
- Hematemesis
- Bad breath
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Spleen Deficiency.
- Use with caution during pregnancy.