What Chinese medicine should I take for insufficient gastric motility? Distinguishing types is crucial

After gastric motility deficiency occurs, it is most scientific to choose to take Chinese medicine for treatment. However, according to Chinese medicine experts, gastric motility deficiency is divided into many types. Before choosing Chinese medicine, you must determine which type you belong to so that the medicine you choose is reasonable.

① Weak spleen and stomach type: abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, poor appetite and fatigue, weight loss, pale and fat tongue with thin white coating, and deep, thin and weak pulse. Treatment principle: Strengthen the spleen and replenish Qi, harmonize the stomach and reduce adverse reactions. Prescription: Xiangsha Liujunzi Decoction with modifications. Codonopsis pilosula 20g, Atractylodes macrocephala 30g, Poria 20g, Amomum villosum 10g, Cyperus rotundus 15g, Pinellia ternata 20g, Magnolia officinalis 20g, Sophora flavescens 15g, Ginger 10g, Licorice root 15g.

② Liver-stomach disharmony type: distension and pain in the abdomen and flanks, belching and acid regurgitation, poor appetite, occasional nausea, often aggravated by mood swings, red tongue with thin yellow coating, and rapid and stringy pulse. Treatment principle: Soothe the liver and harmonize the stomach, reduce adverse effects and stop vomiting. Prescription: Wen Dan Tang combined with Sini San with modifications. 10g of Bupleurum, 25g of White Peony Root, 20g of Poria, 15g of Pinellia, 20g of Magnolia Bark, 15g of Citrus Aurantium, 15g of Cyperus Root, 10g of Tangerine Peel, 10g of Evodia rutaecarpa, 10g of Coptis chinensis, 30g of Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, and 10g of Curcuma.

③ Qi stagnation and blood stasis type: abdominal distension and pain in the flanks, aggravated at dusk, usually accompanied by heartburn and acid reflux, noisy feeling under the heart, belching and sighing, dark purple tongue with thin white fur, deep, stringy and astringent pulse. Treatment principle: Promote qi circulation, remove blood stasis, harmonize the stomach and relieve pain. Prescription: Sini San combined with Xuefu Zhuyu Tang with modifications. 10g of Bupleurum, 20g of Red Peony Root, 30g of White Peony Root, 15g of Angelica Sinensis, 10g of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 15g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10g of Peach Kernel, 10g of Carthamus tinctorius, 15g of Citrus aurantium, 15g of Achyranthes bidentata, 15g of Cyperus rotundus, 20g of Toosendan Fructus, and 15g of Licorice.

④ Insufficient stomach yin type: noisy and dull pain in the stomach, often accompanied by a burning sensation, bitter taste in the mouth and constipation, nausea and dry retching, thirst, red tongue with peeling tongue coating, and weak and thready pulse. Treatment principle: Nourish yin and stomach, reduce adverse effects and balance the qi. Prescription: Yi Guan Jian combined with Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang with modifications. 30g of Adenophora Root, 10g of Ophiopogon japonicus, 20g of Polygonatum odoratum, 30g of Pseudostellaria baicalensis, 30g of White Peony Root, 20g of Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, 20g of Radix Trichosanthis, 15g of Pinellia ternata, 30g of Inula japonica, 10g of Hematite, 10g of Angelica sinensis, 15g of Citrus aurantium, and 15g of Licorice.

⑤ Damp-heat obstruction type: fullness in the stomach, nausea and acid regurgitation, sticky taste in the mouth, thirst without desire to drink, heavy limbs, pale red tongue with yellow and greasy coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. Treatment principle: Clear away heat and dry dampness, resolve turbidity and stop vomiting. Prescription: Pingwei San combined with Banxia Xiexin Decoction with modifications. 15g of Pinellia, 20g of Magnolia officinalis, 10g of Atractylodes, 10g of Tangerine peel, 15g of Scutellaria, 10g of Coptis chinensis, 15g of Citrus aurantium, 15g of Cyperus rotundus, 30g of Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, 20g of Codonopsis pilosula, 20g of Poria, and 15g of Radish Seed.

⑥ Food stagnation type: fullness and stuffiness in the abdomen, difficult to digest, early satiety and loss of appetite, foul-smelling vomit, pain relief after vomiting, uncomfortable bowel movements, slightly relieved flatulence after bowel movements, thick and greasy tongue coating, and a stringy, slippery and strong pulse. The treatment principle is to digest food, relieve stagnation, promote qi circulation and eliminate abdominal distension. Prescription: Baohe Pills with modifications. Hawthorn 20g, Shenqu 15g, Pinellia 15g, Tangerine Peel 10g, Poria 20g, Atractylodes 20g, Lianchi 20g, Scutellaria 15g, Coptis 10g, Rhubarb 15g, Citrus aurantium 15g.