formula name | Middle-Regulating Plus Clove Decoction |
source | Danxi Xinfa Volume 3 |
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bubble_chart Composition Ginseng, Atractylodes, Roasted Licorice, Prepared Dried Ginger, each 3 gm, 10 Cloves.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
The above ingredients are finely chewed. Add 10 slices of ginger and decoct in water for administration.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Tonifying qi warming the middle, downbearing counterflow to stop vomiting.
bubble_chart Indications
Stomach cold stagnation, craving for spicy food, vomiting immediately after eating; postpartum hiccups.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
Stomach cold causing pain should be treated by warming the middle and dispersing cold. Therefore, Ginseng, White Atractylodes Rhizome, and Prepared Licorice Root are used for their sweet and warm properties to warm the middle; Dried Ginger and Clove are used for their pungent and hot properties to disperse cold; Fresh Ginger Rhizome is used to descend rebellious qi and stop vomiting.