Stomach Qi Rebellion

Star

胃气上逆 (Wèi Qì Shàng Nì)

Zang-Fu

Tongue

Variable

Pulse

Wiry or slippery in the middle

Key Symptoms

Nausea; vomitingBelching; hiccupAcid refluxEpigastric tightness

Overview

Stomach Qi fails to descend.

Differentiate from

  • Stomach Fire (burning hunger, swollen gums)
  • Stomach Yin xu (hunger without desire to eat, peeled center)

Etiology

Liver invading the Stomach; Phlegm; Food stagnation; Cold or Heat in the Stomach.

Treatment Principle

Descend Stomach Qi; treat the cause.

Representative formulas. Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang; Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang; Zuo Jin Wan if Liver Fire is the driver.

Representative points. REN-13, REN-12, REN-10, P-6, ST-36, ST-19.

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