Prescriptions for Checking the Upward Adverse Flow of Qi
Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang (丁香柿蒂汤)
Name
Cloves and Kaki Calyx Decoction
The Prescription of 丁香柿蒂汤
Source
The book Zheng Yin Mai Zhi
Ingredients
Ding Xiang (Flos Caryophylli) 6 g,Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) 6 g,Shi Di (Calyx Kaki) 9 g,Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 3 g.Explanation
Ding Xiang: Warming the stomach, dispelling pathogenic cold, checking the upward adverse flow of Qi, and arresting hiccup.
Shi Di: Checking the upward adverse flow of Qi, arresting hiccup.
Ren Shen: Invigorating Qi, strengthening the body resistance.
Sheng Jiang: Warming the stomach, checking the upward adverse flow of Qi.
The Effect of 丁香柿蒂汤
Effect
Warming the stomach, invigorating Qi, checking the upward adverse flow of Qi, arresting hiccup.
Indications
Syndrome due to deficiency-cold of the stomach-Qi, marked by incessant hiccup, fullness in the chest, and slow pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as phrenospasm and nervous hiccup.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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