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Winding mounting

盘疝 〔盤疝〕pán shàn

A mounting disease described in the The Origin and Indicators of Disease (诸病源候论 zhū bìng yuán hòu lùn, jí huáng hòu) in the following way: Pain in the abdomen beside the umbilicus is called winding mounting. It is mostly caused by contraction of cold and qì stagnation.

Medicinal therapy: Disperse cold and rectify qì. Use Peony and Licorice Decoction (芍药甘草汤 sháo yào gān cǎo tāng) plus cinnamon bark (Cinnamomi Cortex, 肉桂 ròu guì) and cyperus (Cyperi Rhizoma, 香附子 xiāng fù zǐ).

Etymology

Chin 盘 pán 1. a plate. 2. to wind, entwine.

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