Decoction for Stimulating Appetite and Relieving Stagnation

Decoction for Stimulating Appetite and Relieving Stagnation,Abdominal pain, with a knotted or hidden pulse; pain radiating to both flanks and the shoulders and back; inability to bend forward or backward; attributed to qi stagnation; with mild symptoms and no chills or fever.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Stimulating Appetite and Relieving Stagnation

Chinese Name : 开胃通滞汤

Drug Formulation

Gardenia, Fermented Rice, Cyperus, Tangerine Peel, Atractylodes, Licorice, Scutellaria, Talc, Dried Ginger, White Angelica, and Ligusticum.

Source

*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 11.

Benefits

Abdominal pain, with a knotted or hidden pulse; pain radiating to both flanks and the shoulders and back; inability to bend forward or backward; attributed to qi stagnation; with mild symptoms and no chills or fever.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Decoction for Stimulating Appetite and Relieving Stagnation,*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 11.,Abdominal pain, with a knotted or hidden pulse; pain radiating to both flanks and the shoulders and back; inability to bend forward or backward; attributed to qi stagnation; with mild symptoms and no chills or fever.

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