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Source: Zhèng Yīn Mài Zhì 症因脉治

Ingredients:

• Dīng xiāng (丁香 Caryophylli Flos, clove) 1.5–3g
• Shì dì (柿蒂 Kaki Calyx, persimmon calyx) 6–12g
• Rén shēn (人参 Ginseng Radix, ginseng) (or Dǎng shēn (党参 Codonopsis Radix, codonopsis [root])) 6–9g
• Shēng jiāng (生姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, fresh ginger) 3–5g

Action: Warms the stomach and disperses cold; downbears qì.

Indication: General vacuity in enduring illness with stomach qì vacuity cold manifesting in the form of hiccup, vomiting and retching, and glomus and fullness in the chest and stomach duct. Tongue: Pale with white fur. Pulse: Sunken and slow.

Category: Qì-rectifying formulas / Qì-downbearing formulas

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Dīng xiāng and Shì dì warm the stomach and disperse cold and downbear counterflow, and hence are the sovereign agents. They are supported by minister agent Rén shēn, which supplements qì and boosts the stomach, and by Shēng jiāng, which strengthens the power of the sovereign agents to warm the center and stop hiccup. Thus, the formula addresses stomach vacuity, stomach cold, and stomach counterflow, so that hiccough and fullness disappear.

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