Pinellia 12 gm (washed), Scutellaria, Dried Ginger, Ginseng, Roasted Licorice, each 9 gm, Coptis 3 gm, Jujube 12 pieces (split).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Take the above 7 ingredients, decoct with 1 liter of water until reduced to 600 ml, remove the dregs, then continue to decoct until reduced to 300 ml. Divide into two doses and administer while warm.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Harmonizing the stomach and descending adverse qi, resolving stagnation and alleviating stuffiness.

bubble_chart Indications

Cold and heat obstructing the middle, stomach qi disharmony, epigastric fullness without pain, or retching, or vomiting, borborygmus diarrhea, tongue coating thin yellow and greasy, pulse wiry and rapid.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Pinellia harmonizes the stomach and descends adverse qi, relieving stuffiness and dissipating masses as the sovereign; Dried Ginger warms the middle and dissipates cold, while Skullcap Root and Coptis Rhizome clear and purge internal heat as the ministers; Ginseng, Prepared Licorice Root, and Chinese Date tonify qi, strengthen the spleen, harmonize the middle, and tonify deficiency as the assistants. This formula can be used for all cases where cold and heat are intermingled below the heart, leading to disharmony of stomach qi, with symptoms as described above.