Gastric Ulcer ⁽⁹⁾

Peptic ulcer is a common disease characterized by chronic ulcers forming in the mucosa of the stomach and duodenum. It often recurs and follows a chronic course, and its occurrence is related to the digestive action of gastric juice—hence the name peptic ulcer. Among peptic…

In Qianjin Yaofang (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) there is a formula called "Qianli Liushui Tang" (Thousand-Li Flowing-Stream Decoction). Its composition is: Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) and Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber), each 3 qian (9 g); Fuling (Poria) 4 qian (12 g); Suanzaoren (Ziziphus jujuba Seed)…

Wu Ji San is composed of Wuzeigu (cuttlebone, Sepiae Endoconcha) and Baiji (Bletilla) in a 1:2 ratio. The two are ground together into a fine powder; take 3 g three times daily, two hours after meals. This formula suppresses acid and stops bleeding. Its indications…

The Mongolian people of China have unique ethnopharmacological experience, and some Mongolian medicine empirical formulas are quite effective. Wuwei Qingzhi San is a famous Mongolian medicine formula for indigestion. It consists of Shiliu (pomegranate) 400 g, Honghua (Flos Carthami) 200 g, Baidoukou (Semen Amomi Rotundus)…

Zhongjiefeng (Sarcandra glabra) is a plant of the genus Sarcandra in the Chloranthaceae family; clinically the whole plant or its root is used as medicine. The name Zhongjiefeng (literally "knot-breaking wind") already indicates that its main use is in treating diseases of swollen, painful joints.

Probably for genetic reasons (my mother had gastric ulcer that developed into gastric cancer), my gastrointestinal system has always been poor; peptic ulcers often occur in the mouth, esophagus, stomach and duodenum. This year, due to fatigue, staying up late and careless summer eating—overindulgence in…

Professor Zhao Shaoqin (deceased) was a lifelong professor at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, a famous contemporary TCM physician and educator, and a master of warm-disease studies. Professor Zhao was born into a family of three generations of imperial physicians; his father Zhao Wenkui was…

China has long had the saying "nine out of ten stomachs are diseased." People easily develop stomach problems due to improper diet, and modern people, fond of cold drinks and raw food, with irregular eating habits and late nights, are even more prone to them.

Whether humanity's current understanding of cancer as a pathology is right or wrong is still hard to judge. Cancer requires countless people to sacrifice their whole lifetimes and energies to research, and the great majority may grow old poring over classics, expending a lifetime of…