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
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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.
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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.