bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming the middle and dissipating cold, descending qi to stop counterflow.

bubble_chart Indications

Abdominal cold in the middle qi, thunderous sharp pain, chest and rib fullness, vomiting.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This prescription is suitable for the pattern of deficiency cold and is similar to the Major Center-Fortifying Decoction. Both are designed for those with cold in the middle abdomen and severe pain; however, the Major Center-Fortifying Decoction primarily addresses pain caused by poor intestinal motility, while this prescription focuses on thunderous rumbling and sharp pain in the abdomen. In this formula, Aconite Lateral Root warms and disperses cold in the middle abdomen, enhancing metabolic function; Pinellia and rice move qi and downbear counterflow to stop vomiting; Liquorice Root and Chinese Date alleviate urgency, harmonize the middle, and relieve pain.

bubble_chart Pattern Identification

1. Abdominal cold and deficiency, rumbling and severe pain.
2. Rebellious fullness in the chest and hypochondrium.
3. Vomiting.
4. Deep and slow pulse.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Stomach cramps, intestinal colic, gastric and duodenal ulcers, chronic peritonitis, cholelithiasis, chronic pancreatitis, pyloric stenosis.