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Description
保和丸 / Bao He Wan
Treats the following symptoms:
Tags: acid reflux, bad breath (halitosis), belching and be sick of food, food stagnation, fullness in stomach, indigestion, nausea and vomiting
Relieve Stomach Stagnation comes from the “Danxi’s Mastery of Medicine” edited by Zhu Danxi, from the Yuan Dynasty published in 1347 AD. It is used for indications of Stagnation of the Stomach and indigestion. The Stagnation is caused by overeating, or originally, the Spleen and Stomach were weak, overeating leads to further damage to the Spleen and Stomach (lower gastric motility, gastrointestinal “overload“). The undigested turbid food stagnated in the Stomach which causes fullness and distension of stomach and abdomen, poor appetite, constipation or loose stools, foul smelling stool, thick tongue coating, and slippery pulse. The failure of Stomach descending causes nausea and vomiting and hiccups (involuntary intermittent contraction of the diaphragm, causing air to be suddenly drawn into the respiratory tract and digestive tract), belching and acid reflux, as well as bad breath. This formula promotes digestion, removes Blockage, and harmonises the Stomach. Suitable for adults and children.
BAD BREATH (HALITOSIS OF STOMACH ORIGIN)
Typical symptoms:
bad breath (halitosis)Disease description:
Bad smelling breath or foul-smelling mouth or nose (halitosis) is a common problem worldwide. It increases with age and can be extremely stressful for those affected. Halitosis is usually caused by problems in the oral cavity and throat. If, however, good dental hygiene can rule them out, then bad breath can be the first sign of an undetected inflammation of the stomach lining, a gastritis. On top of that, we live in a stressful time and the demands of people can be very challenging most of the time. As is well known, stress hits the stomach, which leads to diseases, and as a consequence halitosis can develop from within.
Explanation according to the Traditional Chinese Medicine:
Chinese medicine believes that the physiological function of the Stomach is to receive and transform the food. Excessive consumption of hot-natured foods such as spicy food, red meat, wine, coffee may disturb the normal functions of the Spleen and Stomach. Stomach Qi will retrograde and cause bad breath. This is called the Stomach Heat Syndrome; also overeating can damage the digestive function of the Spleen and Stomach, the over-eaten food will stagnate in the Stomach, spoil and ferment, Stomach Qi will retrograde, produce Heat and then cause bad breath, which is then called Food Stagnation. Stomach Heat or Food Stagnation may also be accompanied by some symptoms such as bloating, hiccups, stomach acid, like drinking cold, dry stools, yellow urine, yellow tongue coating.
Possible syndromes causing these problems:
Stomach Heat
Heat disturbs the function of the Stomach, consuming Yin and causing foul breath, a dry mouth, thirst, dry stools or constipation, red, swollen gums and toothache.
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Food Stagnation
Food Stagnation disrupts Stomach function and generates Heat, leading to belching and bad breath, epigastric and abdominal distension.
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INDIGESTION
Typical symptoms:
abdominal pain, acid reflux, constipation, diarrhoea, fatigue, loose stool, nausea, stomach acheDisease description:
Indigestion is a collective term for complaints of the digestive organs. In most cases, the causes are harmless, such as eating too fast or eating spicy, greasy and fatty foods. Sometimes the reason for indigestion is to be found in rather serious illnesses like inflammation of the stomach, ulcers, pancreas inflammation, intestinal blockage or reduced blood flow in the intestine. Symptoms of indigestion may be felt occasionally or as often as daily. Common symptoms are stomach aches, diarrhoea, constipation, flatulence, heartburn, acid reflux and fatigue.
Explanation according to the Traditional Chinese Medicine:
Chinese medicine believes that Spleen and Stomach play the main role in completing the digestion and absorption of the diet. Indigestion is mainly due to the failure of Spleen and Stomach function. Since the digestion process also requires help from Liver Qi, the dysfunction of the Spleen, Stomach and Liver is the most common cause of indigestion. Overeating can also damage the Spleen and Stomach, leading to accumulation of food. High life pressure result in Liver Qi Stagnation, and further blocks Spleen function. Depression can also lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction, forming Dampness, Heat, Phlegm or Blood Stasis which blocking the Spleen and Stomach.
Possible syndromes causing these problems:
Spleen Qi Deficiency
When there is Spleen Qi Deficiency, it fails to transform and transport, causing indigestion, distension after eating, poor appetite, loose stools and fatigue.
above symptoms:
+ increased stomach fullness: Stomach Tonic
+ increased tiredness: Four Gentlemen Formula
+ prolaps of organs, athrophy of stomach membrane: Arouse Center Qi
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Qi Deficiency and Damp
When the Spleen fails to transform and transport, Damp Retention follows indigestion, epigastric and abdominal fullness and heaviness, nausea, poor appetite, loose stool.
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Food Stagnation
Food Stagnation damages Spleen and Stomach functions, reverses Stomach Qi and generates Heat which could lead to epigastric distension and pain, aversion to food, belching with a foul odour.
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Disharmony of Stomach
A mixed condition with Heat and Cold manifesting as a fullness in epigastrium, stomach rumble, nausea, acid reflux or painful stomach. Patients mostly suffer from chronic stomach diseases.
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Stomach Heat
Stomach Heat manifests as toothache, bleeding gums, thirst, bad breath, dry stools, sour regurgitation, nausea, excessive hunger.
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NAUSEA AND VOMITING
Typical symptoms:
abnormal bowel sounds, belching and be sick of food, diarrhoea, nausea, poor appetite, vomitingDisease description:
Nausea is an unpleasant feeling in the upper abdomen with loss of appetite and possibly a feeling of pressure and cramps in the lower throat. Sometimes dizziness, vague abdominal discomfort and unwillingness to eat, as well as increased salivation are also possible. Vomiting results in the emptying of stomach contents via the mouth. Nausea and vomiting occur with dysfunctions of the digestive tract, especially in inflammation of the digestive tract (gastroenteritis), as well as with drugs and other toxins.
Explanation according to the Traditional Chinese Medicine:
Nausea and vomiting are caused by disharmony of Stomach function such as Spleen Qi Deficiency, Cold, Damp or Heat attack Stomach, which cause reverse movement of Stomach Qi, and leading to diet, Phlegmand other gastric contents rising from the Stomach.
Possible syndromes causing these problems:
Exterior Wind-Cold and Interior Damp
An invasion of External Wind-Cold with Interior Damp can reverse the movement of Stomach Qi precipitating a sudden onset of nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, aversion to cold and headache. This pattern may be associated with acute gastroenteritis (viral or bacterial), food poisoning.
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Food Stagnation
Food Stagnation leads to Heat and Rebellious Stomach Qi. There is nausea (worse after eating), epigastric fullness, aversion to food, diarrhoea, bad breath.
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Shaoyang Syndrom
A disharmony of Liver and Gallbladder, Qi Deficiency and external Evils affect the body. These Patients have one or more of the following symptoms: nausea or vomiting without reason, cold and fever alternately, full chest, loss of appetite, bitter taste, dizziness.