Wang, female, 42 years old, first consultation on March 28, 1994. The patient experiences epigastric stuffiness, which is not painful upon pressure, lack of appetite, scanty and dark urine, slightly dry stools, irritability, dry mouth, dizziness, and tinnitus. Western medicine diagnosis: "Autonomic nervous system disorder." The tongue texture is red with a white and slippery coating, and the pulse is wiry and slightly rapid. This is a case of intangible pathogenic heat causing stuffiness in the heart region. Treatment should focus on discharging heat and dispersing stuffiness, following the method of "Rhubarb and Coptis Heart-Draining Decoction" from the "Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases."
Rhubarb Rhizoma 3g, Coptis Rhizome 10g
Steep in boiling water for a short while, strain and drink. After taking it three times, the symptoms of epigastric stuffiness were completely relieved.