Salt Decoction

Salt Decoction,Stagnation of undigested food from the previous meal, causing distension and pain in the chest and abdomen, with inability to vomit or have a bowel movement. Overeating, resulting in undigested food and a hard, full, and painful sensation in the chest and abdomen.For cholera, poisonous insect infestation, accumulated cold, restlessness and fullness in the chest and abdomen, and “ghost qi.” For conditions involving the “Three Causes”—whether due to organ deficiency or a constitution of inherently robust intestines and stomach—characterized by stabbing pain, restlessness and agitation from poisonous insect infestation, a desire to vomit without being able to, a desire for diarrhea without it occurring, and symptoms resembling possession by spirits, leading to loss of consciousness within moments.

Formulas Name : Salt Decoction

Chinese Name : 盐汤

Drug Formulation

1 sheng of salt, 3 sheng of water.

Source

Formula from *The Golden Cabinet*, Volume 2; name cited in *The Three Causes*, Volume 11.

Benefits

Stagnation of undigested food from the previous meal, causing distension and pain in the chest and abdomen, with inability to vomit or have a bowel movement. Overeating, resulting in undigested food and a hard, full, and painful sensation in the chest and abdomen.For cholera, poisonous insect infestation, accumulated cold, restlessness and fullness in the chest and abdomen, and “ghost qi.” For conditions involving the “Three Causes”—whether due to organ deficiency or a constitution of inherently robust intestines and stomach—characterized by stabbing pain, restlessness and agitation from poisonous insect infestation, a desire to vomit without being able to, a desire for diarrhea without it occurring, and symptoms resembling possession by spirits, leading to loss of consciousness within moments.

Instructions for Use

Boil the above two ingredients until the salt dissolves, then divide the mixture into three doses. Once the food is vomited out, the illness will be cured.

Salt Decoction,Formula from *The Golden Cabinet*, Volume 2; name cited in *The Three Causes*, Volume 11.,Stagnation of undigested food from the previous meal, causing distension and pain in the chest and abdomen, with inability to vomit or have a bowel movement. Overeating, resulting in undigested food and a hard, full, and painful sensation in the chest and abdomen.For cholera, poisonous insect infestation, accumulated cold, restlessness and fullness in the chest and abdomen, and “ghost qi.” For conditions involving the “Three Causes”—whether due to organ deficiency or a constitution of inherently robust intestines and stomach—characterized by stabbing pain, restlessness and agitation from poisonous insect infestation, a desire to vomit without being able to, a desire for diarrhea without it occurring, and symptoms resembling possession by spirits, leading to loss of consciousness within moments.

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