Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm
The information provided here is not a replacement for a doctor. You shouldn't use it for the purpose of self-diagnosing or self-medicating but rather so you can have a more informed discussion with a professional TCM practitioner.
At a glance
Preliminary reading: What is a pattern?
Diagnosis
Common symptoms: Hiccuping Regurgitation Nausea or vomiting Unremitting belching Hard epigastric focal distention
Pulse type(s): Empty (Xu), Wiry (Xian)
Tongue coating: Thick white coating
Treatment
Common formulas: Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang
Pathology
Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm is a pattern of disharmony in Chinese Medicine.
Chinese Medicine views the human body as a complex system that tends toward harmony. A pattern of disharmony is a disorder that prevents that harmony from occurring.
Patterns give rise to symptoms that may at first glance seem unrelated from a Western standpoint but that actually make a lot of sense when one understands Chinese Medicine theory. For instance here Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm gives rise to such diverse symptoms as unremitting belching, hiccuping, regurgitation and nausea or vomiting.
To diagnose a pattern, analyzing a patient's pulse as well as their tongue is common practice. In the case of Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm patients tend to exhibit empty (Xu) or wiry (Xian) pulses as well as a tongue with thick white coating.
Patterns aren't exactly the Chinese Medicine equivalent to Western diseases, they're rather the underlying causes behind diseases or health conditions. Here Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm is thought to sometimes induce conditions such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers or chronic hepatitis (as well as eight others).
Diagnosing Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm
Diagnosing a pattern in Chinese Medicine is no easy feat and should be left to professional practitioners. In particular one has to know how to differentiate between different types of pulses and tongue coatings, shapes and colors as well as learn to read from a long list of seemingly unrelated symptoms.
Pulse type(s): Empty (Xu) or wiry (Xian)
Tongue coating: Thick white coating
Main symptoms: Hiccuping Regurgitation Nausea or vomiting Unremitting belching Hard epigastric focal distention
Treating Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm
Herbal formulas used to treat Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm
Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 7 herbs
Key actions: Regulates the downward flow of Stomach Qi. Expectorant, treats hiccups.
Formula summary
Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang is a 7-ingredient Chinese Medicine formula. Invented in 220 AD, it belongs to the category of formulas for a rebellious Qi.
Besides Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm, Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang is also used to treat Rebellious Qi or Phlegm-Fluids in the Stomach and Small intestine.
Related conditions
Please keep in mind that a Western Medicine condition can be caused by several Chinese Medicine patterns of disharmony and vice versa. As such a patient suffering from one of the conditions below will not necessarily be suffering from Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm, it is just one pattern that's commonly associated with the condition. Click on a condition to learn what other patterns it's associated with.
Chronic gastritis Peptic ulcers Chronic hepatitis Gastroptosis Meniere's disease Gastrectasis Esophageal spasms Hiccups Incomplete pyloric obstruction Esophageal cancer Gastric cancer