Forum - Article 100 / treatment of stomach ache of deep and tense pulse

translated by Dr. Lim Siow Jin @2015 all rights reserved.

100. Exo-yang illness, float pulse is not smooth and the deep pulse is tense. This indicate the stomach is cold and weak, resulted in stomach spasm and pain. Treat it first with Xiao Jianzhong tang to warm the stomach and regulate the energy and blood. If the illness is not cured, only then apply Xiao Chaihu tang.

Note: Tense pulse indicating intero illness related to liver or stomach. But the float pulse is not beating smoothly and not tense. So we warm and treat the stomach first. This is a fix rule. If stomach weakness is occuring together with exo-yang or intero-yang syndromes, always warm and boost the stomach first.

Xiao Jianzhong tang
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Guizhi 9g, Zhi Gancao 6g, Dazao 4 pcs, Shaoyao 18g, Shengjiang 9g,  Yitang(malt syrup) 70 ml. Add the top five ingredient into 600ml water and boil to 200 ml. removed the boiled herbs, add in the Yitang and boil for a few moment to melt the malt sugar. Serve warm for one time. For those who always has stomach water congestion and vomit frequently, do not apply Xiao Jianzhong tang as it does not treat water congestion.