Dysphagia ⁽⁸⁾

Ran Xuefeng (1879-1963) was a famous TCM physician of modern China. In his work Ran Xuefeng Yian (Medical Cases of Ran Xuefeng) he records a case of treating ye ge, transcribed below: The wife of a man surnamed Li suffered from ye ge for 30…

Zhang Xichun's works include 8 case histories of ye-ge (dysphagia); all 8 were treated with Zhang Xichun's empirical formulas Shenzhen Peiqi Tang, Shenzhen Zhenqi Tang, or a combination of the two. Shenzhen Peiqi Tang formula: Lu Dangshen (Codonopsis) 6 qian, Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix) 4 qian,…

Yu Tuan (1438–1517), courtesy name Tianmin, self-styled Old Man Hengde of Huaxi, was from Huaci Village, Ershisanli Town, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province. He was a renowned physician of the mid-Ming Dynasty. The Jin Hua Fu Zhi (Gazetteer of Jinhua Prefecture) records: "In Yiwu, those famous…

A certain Mr. Sheng of Tianjin, around fifty years of age, developed dysphagia (ye ge). Cause: His circumstances had long been unfavorable, and he was by nature impatient and prone to liver-rage, whereupon he contracted this illness. Symptoms: At first he only felt food go…

Ye-ge (dysphagia) and fan-wei (regurgitation) are TCM disease names. Ye-ge presents as obstruction or pain on swallowing, while fan-wei presents as immediate vomiting after eating; the two often occur together. In modern medicine, reflux esophagitis, esophageal stricture, esophageal ulcer, esophageal cancer, cardiac cancer, and cardiac…

China has long been a country with a heavy burden of esophageal cancer. According to the World Health Organization, China ranks first in the world in esophageal cancer incidence. This is closely related to two deeply ingrained dietary habits of the Chinese people: first, the…

The Boji Fang contains a “Banxia San” specifically for Ye-Ge (dysphagia) caused by cold congelation and qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach. It is composed of: Banxia (Pinellia) five qian (15 g, soaked one night in ginger juice, dried), Houpo (Magnolia bark) five qian…

Wu Ye San (“Five-Block Powder”) comes from Jisheng Fang (in the Jingyue Quanshu it is also called Wu Ge San, “Five-Diaphragm Powder”). It treats “five types of Ye (dysphagia): food that will not go down, vomiting and reverse flow with profuse phlegm, obstruction in the…