Vomiting

Pattern: Depletion of Stomach Yin.

Key symptoms: Repeated vomiting with spells of retching, thirst, dry mouth, hunger without desire for food, red with little coating, rapid thready pulse.

Formula: Mai men dong tang [Ophiopogonis Decoction].

Treatment method: Nourish Stomach Yin, downbear Qi, relieve vomiting.

Acupuncture: Ren12 zhong wan, Pericardium-6 nei guan, ST36 zu san li, SP4 gong sun, Kidney-3 tai xi, SP6 san Yin jiao.

Formula Ingredients: 

Mai men dong tang: Mai men dong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Ren shen (Radix Ginseng), Jiang ban xia (ginger-fried Rhizoma Pinelliae preparatum) gan cao, Jing mi (Nonglutinous rice), Da zao (Fructus Jujubae)

Modifications: Ren shen (Radix Ginseng) is often replaced by Bei sha shen (Radix Glehniae)

For severe fluid depletion, reduce Jiang ban xia (ginger-fried Rhizoma Pinelliae preparatum), add shi hu, Tian hua fen (Radix Trichosanthis), Zhi mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), zhu ru.

For constipation, add Huo ma ren (Semen Cannabis), Feng mi (Mel).

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