ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO

Internal Medicine Board Review

Hiccough

Pattern: Stomach cold

Key symptoms: Deep slow and forceful hiccough, which is aggravated by cold and alleviated by Warmth, no thirst, white coating and slow forceful pulse.

Formula: Ding xiang shi di tang (Clove and Persimmon Calyx Decoction)

Treatment method: Warm the Stomach, dispel cold, relieve hiccough.

Acupuncture: Ren12 zhong wan, Large Intestine-4 he gu, Pericardium-6 nei guan, ST36 zu san li, UB17 ge shu .

Formula Ingredients: Ding xiang shi di tang: Ding xiang, gao liang jiang, shi di, Zhi gan cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae preparata).

Modifications: 

For severe cold, add wu zhu yu, Rou gui (Cortex Cinnamomi)

For phlegm and food stagnation, add Hou po (Cortex Magnoliae officinalis), Chen pi (Pericarpium Citri reticulatae), Ban xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae), fu ling