Stomach Disease ⁽¹²⁾

There is a folk saying: nine out of ten stomachs are diseased. Stomach disease is an extremely common condition; almost everyone encounters it at some stage of life. The "stomach disease" of folk saying actually also includes what modern medicine calls esophageal diseases and intestinal…

Lao Kou Wan is a modern Chinese patent medicine preparation. Its composition is: Roudoukou (Myristica fragrans Aril) 120 g, Rougui (Cinnamomum cassia Bark) 180 g, Dingxiang (Syzygium aromaticum Flower Bud) 60 g, Danggui (Angelica sinensis Root), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), and Chenpi (Citrus reticulata Peel), each…

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)…

In the Song dynasty Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang (Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang, Prescriptions from the Taiping Imperial Pharmacy), there are two powder formulas for treating stomach disorders—"Renshen Zhusan" and "Renshen Muxiang San." Their compositions and effects are similar; both are used…

Huanglian Wendan Decoction comes from Liuyin Tiaobian (Systematic Identification According to the Six Causes) by the Qing physician Lu Zixian. Its composition is: Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), 2 qian (6 g); Zhuru (Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam), 4 qian (12 g); Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), 2 qian…

The Chinese patent medicine Shugan Hewei Wan (Liver-Soothing Stomach-Harmonizing Pill) is a commonly used patent medicine for acute and chronic gastritis; as long as it is used appropriately, its efficacy is very definite.

There is a folk saying: "Nine out of ten stomachs are diseased." Stomach disorders are extremely common; almost everyone encounters stomach problems at some stage of life. The "stomach disorders" in this saying actually also include what modern medicine calls esophageal diseases and intestinal diseases…

In treating chronic spleen-stomach disease, the purgation method should be used with great caution. From the TCM perspective, patients with chronic gastric illness belong to spleen-stomach deficiency; from the Western-medicine perspective they are functional disorders. Neither is an excess pattern suited to purgation. If the…

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…

The human digestive system comprises organs such as the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. Digestive system diseases refer to organic or functional diseases arising in these organs. Digestive tract diseases are extremely common; China has long had the saying "nine out of ten…