Food stagnation stomach duct pain

Stomach duct pain due to food stagnation. Food stagnation stomach duct pain is attributed to excessive consumption of raw or cold foods or to dietary irregularities impairing splenic movement and transformation. Signs other than stomach pain include putrid belching, acid swallowing, distension and oppression in the stomach duct and abdomen relieved by vomiting, and a slippery replete pulse.

Medicinal therapy: Disperse accumulation and abduct stagnation using Harmony-Preserving Pill (保和丸 bǎo hé wán) or Costusroot, Amomum, Unripe Bitter Orange, and White Atractylodes Pill (香砂枳朮丸 xiāng shā zhǐ zhú wán).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on alarm and uniting points of ST, PC, SP, and CV. Select CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), SP-4 (Yellow Emperor, 公孙 gōng sūn), ST-21 (Beam Gate, 梁门 liáng mén), CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), and CV-21 (Jade Swivel, 璇玑 xuán jī); needle with drainage and, if necessary, add moxa. For pronounced pain, add ST-34 (Beam Hill, 梁丘 liáng qiū).