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Source: Yǐn Shí Biàn Lù 饮食辩录

Ingredients

• Gān sōng (甘松 Nardostachydis Radix et Rhizoma, nardostachys [root]) 5g
• Jīng mǐ (粳米 Oryzae Semen, non-glutinous rice) 30–60g

Actions: Moves qì and relieves pain; supplements the spleen and fortifies the stomach.

Indications: Qì oppression (stifled breathing) and pain in the chest, distension and pain in the stomach duct and abdomen, poor appetite, and stomach cold vomiting and retching.

Method: Add the decoction of nardostachys to ready-made gruel, and bring to the boil two or three times before serving.

Rationale: Gān sōng is a warm and sweet agents that enters the spleen and stomach channels. It rectifies qì and relieves pain, rouses the spleen and fortifies the stomach. It treats stomach pain and fullness in the chest and abdomen.

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