1. Empirical symptoms: persistent stomach pain, vomiting in clear water, or distending pain, which is persistent, aggravated after feeling cold or drinking cold, afraid of cold and liking heat, slightly warm, or hiccups. The tongue coating is thin, white and slippery, and the pulse is heavy.
Treatment: Warming stomach and dispelling cold.
Prescription: Wen Wei Decoction. This recipe has the effects of warming middle warmer, dispelling cold, invigorating qi and strengthening stomach, and is suitable for the syndrome of stopping drinking due to stomach cold.
Commonly used drugs: Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Zingiberis Rhizoma and Evodia rutaecarpa warm the middle warmer to dispel cold and regulate the stomach; Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala supplement stomach qi; Cloves and persimmon stems dispel cold, reduce adverse reactions and stop vomiting; Guizhi and Poria drinking water; Aquilaria sinensis lowers qi and neutralizes qi. Pinellia ternata can be added for patients with stomachache and vomiting water; Alpinia officinarum and Rhizoma Cyperi are added to patients with qi stagnation to warm stomach and regulate qi.
2. Symptoms of deficiency syndrome: dull pain in the upper abdomen, which is obvious when hungry, relieved after eating, warm pressure, indigestion after eating too much, and soft water. The tongue is pale with white fur and the pulse is soft and weak.
Treatment: Warm the stomach and strengthen the body.
Prescription: Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction. It is suitable for the syndrome of stomach qi deficiency and cold, and this recipe has the functions of warming stomach and benefiting qi, slowing middle energizer and tonifying deficiency.
Commonly used drugs: Astragalus Buzhong Yiqi; Ramulus Cinnamomi, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Glycyrrhrizae Radix and maltose warm the middle warmer to tonify deficiency; Ginger and jujube strengthen the spleen and stomach, and harmonize health. If it is pantothenic acid, Evodia rutaecarpa can be added to warm the liver and stomach to make acid, or concha arcae can be added. Zingiberis Rhizoma, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Rhizoma Pinelliae and Poria can be added to warm stomach and relieve hangover.