Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Xie Ding Yang Wei Tang - 协定養胃汤 - Acknowledged Decoction For Nourishing The Stomach

English: Acknowledged Decoction for Nourishing the Stomach
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen 15g Nourishes Stomach Yin, generates fluids and clears Heat.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 15g Invigorates and cools the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis. clears Heat, soothes irritability and reduces abscesses.
Poria Fu Ling 9g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye 9g Harmonizes the Stomach, clears Stomach Heat and descends Stomach Qi.
With Zhi Ban Xia, alleviates nausea and calms the Stomach.
Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu 9g Clears Heat, Enriches Kidney Yin and reduces Heat from Deficiency, Generates fluids, Nourishes Stomach and Lung Yin.
Rx. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu 9g Transforms turbid Dampness, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, awakens the Spleen promotes the movement of Qi and Blood, reduces swelling and alleviates sores.
Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru 9g Clears Heat, transforms Hot Phlegm, clears Heat, stops vomiting, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
With Shi Hu, harmonizes the Stomach by descending Qi and replenishing Yin Fluids to treat hunger with no desire to eat with recurrent nausea, vomiting or dry heaves, thirst and dry mouth due to Stomach Yin Deficiency.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 9g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi, stops vomiting, harmonizes the Stomach, dissipates nodules and reduces Stagnation.
With Fu Ling, expels Phlegm and stops nausea and vomiting, hiccups, coughs with clear, profuse Phlegm and loose and watery stools.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels

Formula Actions

  • Nourishes Stomach Yin

Syndromes

  • Stomach Yin Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

  • Incessant, dull pain with a cutting sensation in the Stomach
  • Discomfort in the upper abdomen
  • Anorexia
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Weight loss
  • Melaena
  • Edema
  • Ascites
  • Anemia
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Abdominal tumor
  • The tumor is firm and irregular
  • A wan, sallow complexion
  • No appetite or
  • Famished but with no desire to eat
  • Abdominal distention after meals
  • Dry throat
  • Dry, tarry stools
  • Irritability with low grade fever
  • Maybe dry retching or
  • Hiccups
  • T: Red
  • C: Little and dry
  • P: Thready and rapid

Treats

  • Stomach cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

For a stronger effect:
+ Succus Bambusae Zhu Li
+ Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
+ Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
+ Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ Fr. Mume Wu Mei
+ Fr. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
+ Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.