Minor Harmonizing Decoction，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，Distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, or stagnation and fullness due to pregnancy in women; food-induced malaria-like distension; after an illness, when turbid qi has not yet been cleared or residual heat has not yet been resolved, resulting in loss of appetite and inability to eat;vomiting and retching; consumption of cold or chilled foods and beverages, or accidental ingestion of cold, raw, or raw-cold substances, resulting in damage to stomach qi and subsequent vomiting, with cold stagnation yet to dissipate, accompanied by distension and pain; vomiting and diarrhea caused by overeating or consumption of raw, cold fruits and vegetables, leading to undigested food retention and resulting in epigastric fullness or cholera-like symptoms; masses or accumulations that cannot tolerate aggressive treatment and require only gentle, gradual resolution through digestion and elimination; morning sickness with distension due to food stagnation;Vomit due to indigestion in children, where there is food stagnation but no cold in the stomach; abdominal masses in children, accompanied by stagnation in the stomach cavity and distension caused by food stagnation; smallpox, with food stagnation causing abdominal fullness and pain.
Minor Harmonizing Decoction
Formulas Name : Minor Harmonizing Decoction
Chinese Name : 小和中饮
Drug Formulation
Dried tangerine peel 1 qian 5 fen, hawthorn 2 qian, poria 1 qian 5 fen, magnolia bark 1 qian 5 fen, licorice 5 fen, mung beans (roasted) 2 qian.
Source
From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.
Benefits
Distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, or stagnation and fullness due to pregnancy in women; food-induced malaria-like distension; after an illness, when turbid qi has not yet been cleared or residual heat has not yet been resolved, resulting in loss of appetite and inability to eat;vomiting and retching; consumption of cold or chilled foods and beverages, or accidental ingestion of cold, raw, or raw-cold substances, resulting in damage to stomach qi and subsequent vomiting, with cold stagnation yet to dissipate, accompanied by distension and pain; vomiting and diarrhea caused by overeating or consumption of raw, cold fruits and vegetables, leading to undigested food retention and resulting in epigastric fullness or cholera-like symptoms; masses or accumulations that cannot tolerate aggressive treatment and require only gentle, gradual resolution through digestion and elimination; morning sickness with distension due to food stagnation;Vomit due to indigestion in children, where there is food stagnation but no cold in the stomach; abdominal masses in children, accompanied by stagnation in the stomach cavity and distension caused by food stagnation; smallpox, with food stagnation causing abdominal fullness and pain.
Instructions for Use
Decoct 1.5 zhong of water with 3–5 slices of fresh ginger, then take the decoction.
Minor Harmonizing Decoction,Distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, or stagnation and fullness due to pregnancy in women; food-induced malaria-like distension; after an illness, when turbid qi has not yet been cleared or residual heat has not yet been resolved, resulting in loss of appetite and inability to eat;vomiting and retching; consumption of cold or chilled foods and beverages, or accidental ingestion of cold, raw, or raw-cold substances, resulting in damage to stomach qi and subsequent vomiting, with cold stagnation yet to dissipate, accompanied by distension and pain; vomiting and diarrhea caused by overeating or consumption of raw, cold fruits and vegetables, leading to undigested food retention and resulting in epigastric fullness or cholera-like symptoms; masses or accumulations that cannot tolerate aggressive treatment and require only gentle, gradual resolution through digestion and elimination; morning sickness with distension due to food stagnation;Vomit due to indigestion in children, where there is food stagnation but no cold in the stomach; abdominal masses in children, accompanied by stagnation in the stomach cavity and distension caused by food stagnation; smallpox, with food stagnation causing abdominal fullness and pain.