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A method of treatment used to improve the stomach’s governing of intake and rotting and ripening of grain and water. Since stomach qì is normal when it bears downward freely, fortifying the stomach often involves the downbearing and qì.

Medicinal therapy: Commonly used stomach-fortifying medicinals include clove (Caryophylli Flos, 丁香 dīng xiāng), cardamom (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, 白豆蔻 bái dòu kòu), amomum (Amomi Fructus, 砂仁 shā rén), officinal magnolia bark (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 厚朴 hòu pò), and tangerine peel (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 陈皮 chén pí). For damp turbidity complication, aromatic dampness-transforming medicinals can be added. For food stagnation complication, food-dispersing stagnation-abducting medicinals can also be added. For qì vacuity complication, spleen-fortifying qì-boosting medicinals can be added.

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on transport and alarm points of the stomach, and other ST points. Select BL-21 (Stomach Transport, 胃俞 wèi shù), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), and ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ); needle with supplementation and add moxa. For phlegm turbidity, add LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), and ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng). For stagnation add ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), ST-21 (Beam Gate, 梁门 liáng mén), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), Lǐ Inner Court (里内庭 lǐ nèi tíng), and CV-21 (Jade Swivel, 璇玑 xuán jī). For qì vacuity, add BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), and CV-4 (Pass Head, 关元 guān yuán),

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