Tangerine Peel

The common symptom of stomachache is pain in the epigastric region. It can be divided into 5 types: ¢ÙStomachache due to attack of cold pathogens to the stomach may cause acute pain in the epigastric region, relievable by hotness and avoidance of coldness; ¢Ústomachache due to stagnation of food may cause pain in and distension of the upper abdomen, belching with foul smell, regurgitation of sour fluid or vomiting of indigested food; ¢Ûstomachache due to attack of liver Qi to the stomach may cause distending pain in the epigastric region radiating to flank area and repeated belching; ¢Üstomachache due to deficiency of Yin may cause dull stomachache and dryness in the mouth and throat; ¢Ýstomachache due to deficiency and emptiness in the spleen and stomach may cause a dull pain, worse before meals, preference for warmth and pressure, poor appetite and cold limbs.

Stomachache is a common symptom of acute and chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, stomach cancer and gastric neurosis in Westem medicine.

Recipe 1: Ten red dates, tangerine peel 3 gm and Dangshen (Asiabell root) 20 gm.
Administration: The above herbs are boiled in water to prepare a tea for constant drinking.
Indication: This tea can disperse liver Qi, regulate the spleen and stomach, and adjust stomach Qi to treat stomachache due to mental depression and attack of liver Qi to the stomach with pain in and distension of the epigastric region, fullness of the stomach, belching and vomiting.

Recipe 2: Ten red dates, tangerine peel 6 gm, Maidong (lilyturf root) 15 gm and Gancao (licorice) 3 gm.
Administration: A water decoction of the above herbs is orally administered once a day for 8-9 days.
Indication: This recipe is used to treat stomachache due to deficiency of Yin.

Recipe 3: Dried tangerine peel 15-20 gm (or fresh peel 30gm) and rice 50-100 gm.
Administration: A decoction of tangerine peel is used to make rice gruel; or small bits of tangerine peel 3-5 gm may be added to rice gruel for oral intake.
Indication: This gruel is used to treat stomachache due to attack of liver Qi to the stomach.

Recipe 4: Tangerine peel 5 gm, gypsum 30-60 gm, rice 100 gm and an adequate amount of sugar.
Administration: A decoction of tangerine peel and gypsum is used to make rice gruel for oral intake with sugar.
Indication: This gruel can clear heat and adjust the stomach to treat stomachache due to accumulation of heat pathogens in the liver and stomach.
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