bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulate qi to calm the middle, dissipate cold to relieve pain.

bubble_chart Indications

Treats acute and chronic stomachache, nausea, acid reflux, cold pathogenic qi stagnation, indigestion, abdominal and hypochondriac distending pain, and menstrual pain in women.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This formula is a key prescription for treating stomachache and abdominal pain caused by deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, and stagnation of qi and blood. In the formula, Cinnamon Twig disperses stagnant blood, expels pathogenic factors, and relieves pain; Corydalis Tuber can alleviate qi stagnation in the blood and blood stasis in the qi, treating various internal and external pains; Oyster Shell Powder neutralizes acid; Villous Amomum Fruit, fennel fruit, and Galangal all warm the stomach, regulate qi, and disperse cold pain; Liquorice Root soothes urgency, harmonizes the middle, and relieves pain.

bubble_chart Pattern Identification

1. Epigastric distending pain.
2. Pale tongue with white coating.
3. Preference for hot drinks.
4. Acid regurgitation.
5. Cold-deficiency type dysmenorrhea.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. Umbilical and abdominal throbbing: add Poria
2. Accumulation not dissipating: add Immature Orange Fruit、Magnolia Bark。
3. Women's blood stasis: add Sparganium Rhizome、Zedoary Rhizome。
4. Vomiting of pregnancy: add Pineilia、Poria。

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

bubble_chart Modern Application

Stomach cold pain, chronic gastritis, stomach and duodenal ulcers, excessive stomach acid, gastroptosis, gastric atony, pyloric stenosis, stomach cancer, menstrual pain, morning sickness.