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Warms the Middle Jiao and tonifies Stomach Qi

Deficiency Cold of the Stomach, with Yang deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach Sallow or pale face, poor appetite, feeling chilled, mental tiredness, and limbs that feel cold, heavy and tired Distention of the abdomen and epigastrium after meals, and cold epigastric pain that warmth relieves Loose or watery stools with undigested food; shortness of breath Possibly scanty urine with oedema, or a thin, watery vaginal discharge Tongue pale with a thin white coat; pulse deep and weak, or deep and slow

Directs rebellious Qi downward and stops hiccup

Persistent, weak, low-pitched hiccup coming from deep down, worse with cold food or tiredness Belching, acid regurgitation, nausea or vomiting Stifling feeling in the epigastrium with focal distention in the chest

Modern uses

Hiccup, including persistent or intractable hiccup Post-operative spasm of the diaphragm Hiccup linked to chemotherapy Morning sickness Nausea and vomiting Belching Gastritis Abdominal fullness and distention Anorexia Fatigue Edema ding xiang shi di ren shen sheng jiang