Selected Reading of Li Shizhen's Medical Works by Ping Wang

Author:Ping Wang [Wang, Ping]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789811238116
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2021-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

7.1.2Nausea and Vomiting

Nausea and vomiting may be caused by phlegm and heat, or by deficiency and cold, or by stagnation and indigestion.

7.1.2.1Drugs to Disperse Phlegm-heat

[The Category of Herbs]

•Gegen/radix peurariae/root of lobed kudzuvine: Effective for treating nausea and vomiting with excessive heat, nausea and vomiting in small children. Rinse the drug to get starch. Take the starch.

•Zexie/rhizome alismatis/rhizome of oriental waterplantain: Effective for stimulating fluid circulation and stopping vomiting.

•Xiangfu/rhizome cyperi/nutgrass galingale rhizome: Effective for treating morning sickness due to pregnancy. Decoct the drug together with Huoxiang/herba agastaches/herb of wrinkled gianthyssop and Gancao/radix glycyrrhizae/liquorice root. Take the decoction.

•Huanglian/rhizome coptidis/golden thread and Suanjiang/herba physalis/herb of franchet groundcherry: Effective for treating nausea and vomiting with general fatigue.

•Maimendong/radix ophiopogonis/tuber of dwarf lilyturf: Effective for stopping nausea and vomiting with dryness and thirst.

•Qianhu/radix peucedani/root of white flower hogfennel: Effective for relieving phlegm and stopping vomiting.

•Lugen/rhizome phragmitis/reed rhizome: Effective for stopping nausea and adverse ascension of qi with lost appetite. Good for dispersing irregular recurrent fever resting in the diaphragm region. Methods of preparation: Decoct the drug and drink the decoction or add Tongniao/urina hominis/urine of boys to the decoction.

•Gantai/enteromorpha/enteromorpha: Stew the drug in water to get juice.

•Chixiaodou/semen phaseoli/rice bean

•Wandou/semen pisi sativi/seed of garden pea: Effective for stopping nausea and adverse ascension of qi.

•Other drugs of similar functions include:

Powder of Lvdou/semen phaseoli radiati/mung bean; and

Shicaozi/semen carecis kobomugi/seed of kobomug sedge.

[The Category of Fruits and Woods]

•The following drugs are effective for stopping nausea and directing qi downward:

Fuling/poria/Indian bread;

Zhuling/polyporus/chuling;

Zhizi/fructus gardeniae/fruit of cape jasmine;

Qiubaipi/cortex catalpae bungei/bark of manchurian catalpa; and

Zibaipi/cortex catalpae ovatae radicis/root-bark of ovate catalpa.

•Sufangmu/lignum sappan/sappan wood: Effective for treating nausea and frequent vomiting. Decoct the drug and drink the decoction.

•Yangmei/fructus myica rubrae/fruit of Chinese waxmyrtle: Effective for stopping nausea and vomiting; dispersing vexation and fullness.

•Pipa/fructus eriobotryae/loquat fruit: Effective for stopping vomiting and directing qi downward.

•Mubaipi: Effective for stopping nausea and Vomiting. For great effects, drink its decoction.

•Ye (leaf of the above drug): Effective for stopping incessant nausea and vomiting.

[The Category of Waters and Stones]

•Huangdan/minium/lead oxide: Effective for stopping vomiting with adverse ascension of qi.

•Hufen/lead carbonate, Shuiyin/hydrargyum/mercury, Qian/plumbum/lead and Huashi/talcum/talc: Effective for treating sudden onset of vomiting with adverse ascension of qi. Stew two qian3 of the drug in water. Drink the decoction.

•Shigao/gypsum fibrosum/gypsum: Effective for treating nausea and vomiting with excessive fire in the stomach.

•Yinyangshui: Drinking a few mouthfuls of Yinyangshui will stop nausea and vomiting.

[The Category of Insects and Animals]

•Chantui/periostracum cicadae/cicada slough: Effective for treating vomiting with stomach heat. Stew the drug together with powder of Huashi/talcum/tale. Drink the decoction.

•Luduchong: Effective for treating vomiting with adverse ascension of qi occurring after lactation. Stew two to get juice. Drink the juice.

•Yangshi/faeces caprae seu ovis/sheep’s dung: Effective for treating vomiting with acid regurgitation. Decoct 10 pieces of the drug in wine and drink the decoction.

•Niuru/lac bovis/cow milk: Effective for stopping incessant vomiting of milk of infants. Stew the milk together with Cong/herba allii fistolosi/fistular onion and Shengjiang/rhizome zingiberis recens/fresh ginger.

•Tutougu (rabbit’s head bone): Effective for stopping epidemic incessant vomiting. Burn the drug and grind it into powder. Wash it down with water.

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