ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO

Stomach pain

Pattern: Food stagnation.

Key symptoms: Stomach pain aggravated by pressure, and relieved by vomiting or expelling flatus. Eructation of foul gas, acid regurgitation, epigastric distention. Thick slimy coating, slippery pulse.

Formula: Bao he wan (Preserve Harmony Pill)

Treatment method: Disperse food, abduct stagnation, relieve pain.

Acupuncture: Ren11 jian li, ST36 zu san li, Pericardium-6 nei guan, M-LE-1 li nei ting

Formula Ingredients: Bao he wan: Shan zha (Fructus Crataegi), shen qu, Jiang ban xia (ginger-fried Rhizoma Pinelliae preparatum), Fu ling (Poria), Chen pi (Pericarpium Citri reticulatae), Lian qiao (Fructus Forsythia), lai fu zi.

Modifications: For distention of epigastrium and abdomen, add Zhi shi (Fructus Aurantii immaturus), Sha ren (Fructus Amomi), Bing lang (Semen Arecae catechu)

For constipation, use xiao cheng Qi tang: Da huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Zhi shi (Fructus Aurantii immaturus), Hou po (Cortex Magnoliae officinalis)