Food depression

Nondispersion of food due to inhibited qì dynamic; characterized by bloating of the stomach duct and abdomen, belching of sour putrid qì, inability to eat, abnormal stool, and, in severe cases, jaundice, glomus lump, and drum distension; usually associated with a tight slippery pulse.

Medicinal therapy: Treat by abductive dispersion and disinhibiting the center, using formulas such as Food Depression Decoction (食郁汤 shí yù tāng) or Harmony-Preserving Pill (保和丸 bǎo hé wán).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on CV, ST, PC, LR, and SP. Select CV-10 (Lower Stomach Duct, 下脘 xià wǎn), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng), GB-34 (Yáng Mound Spring, 阳陵泉 yáng líng quán), and SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo); needle with drainage.