Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction

Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction

Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Ju Pi) 2 jin (12g), Bambusae Caulis in Taenias (Zhu Ru) 2 sheng (12g), Jujubae Fructus (Da Zao) 5 pieces, Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Sheng Jiang) 0.5 jin (9g), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao) 5 liang (6g), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Ren Shen) 1 liang (3g)

Prepare as a decoction.

Directs counterflow downward, relieves hiccup, boosts qi, and clears heat.

Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang is indicated for hiccups due to stomach deficiency with heat. The symptoms are hiccups, belching, restlessness, shortness of breath, and thirst. The tongue is red and tender. The pulse is weak and rapid.

Hiccups are always caused by stomach qi failing to descend. However, it should be further differentiated into cold, heat, deficiency, and excess. This pattern is due to middle jiao injury caused by chronic disease, vomiting and diarrhea, or stomach deficiency with heat and qi counterflow. The tongue is red and tender, and the pulse is weak and rapid. Based on the pathogenesis of this pattern, counterflow qi should be lowered, heat should be cleared, and stomach deficiency should be supplemented. Therefore, the treatment should focus on directing counterflow downward, relieving hiccup, clearing heat, harmonizing the stomach, boosting qi, and supplementing the center.

1. Essential pattern differentiation Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang is commonly indicated for hiccups due to stomach deficiency with heat. This clinical pattern is marked by hiccups, vomiting, red, tender tongue, weak, rapid pulse. 2. Modern applications This formula may be used in the following biomedically defined disorders when the patient shows signs of a pattern of stomach deficiency with heat and counterflow qi: vomiting during pregnancy, incomplete pyloric obstruction, spasms of the diaphragm, and postoperative hiccup. 3. Cautions and contraindications It is not applicable for hiccup or vomiting caused by excess heat or deficiency-cold.

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