TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS

Nausea & Vomiting

Neue Artznei und Practicierbuchlin, Bock, 1551

Western Tradition

Nausea

1. Infusion of Ginger (Ginger tea) is the most useful first line of treatment for simple Nausea. If it needs to be stronger, boil it a little.
Syrup Preventing Nausea and Vomiting
Peptic Powder
Powder for Digestion (Riverius)
Electuary of Ginger (Dia Zingiber) (Nicholas)
Pills of Zedoary (Unani)
Avipattikara Churna (Ayurveda)

Stop Vomiting

1. Take a little piece of Aloe in Cold water before eating and it will prevent Vomiting.
2. Lemon seed beaten with Honey and taken (Siddha)
3. Ginger, Cardamon, Orange peel
4. Cumin seed (4 grams), Cardamon (2 grams) prepare a decoction.
5. Cardamon, Aloeswood, Aniseed for Hiccup, Nausea, Vomiting and loss of apopetite from Cold (Secrets of Alexis)
6. Severe vomiting, take Sulphur and Deer Horn powder (equal parts), powder and give in a soft egg and it will stop the vomiting. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)
Syrup of Mint
Syrup of Mint Compound
Syrup of Vinegar
Syrup Preventing Nausea and Vomiting
Tincture of Mastic
Quince Confected
Electuary of Quince
Aromatic Clove Powder (Aromaticum Caryophyllatam)
Aromatic Rose Powder (Aromaticum Rosatum)
New Rose Powder (Rosata Nouvelle) (Nicholas)
Pills of Zedoary (Unani)
Troches of Frankincense
Diaphoenicum Plaster
Oil of Mint
Costus 6 Powder (Ru rta drug pa)
Licorice 6 (Shing mngar drug pa) (Tibetan)

TCM Classification

Acute External Attack on the Stomach

External Pathogens may be Heat, Heat and Damp, or Damp; acute nausea and vomiting, fever, abdominal pain, maybe with Diarrhea, malaise. Symptoms differ with pathogen involved.
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui
Po Chai Pills
Yin Qiao San

Cold-Damp in the Stomach

Poor appetite, fullness, heaviness, sweet taste, pale face and tongue
Ping Wei San
Liang Fu Wan
Wu Zhu Yu Tang
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang

Food Stagnation

acute nausea and vomiting (usually after a big meal), vomiting undigested food, epigastric and abdominal distension, fullness, belching, bad breath.
Bao He Wan
Costus 6 Powder (Ru rta drug pa) (Tibetan)

Phlegm-Damp

nausea, vomiting, abdominal fullness, fatigue, lethargy, dizziness, excess mucus, thick tongue coating
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
Er Chen Tang
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

Stomach Heat

Burning stomach pain, thirst, hunger, bad breath, red tongue with a yellow coat
Qing Wei San

Liver Qi Attacks Stomach

recurrent, chronic vomiting (aggravated by stress), vomiting of bile, nausea, acid reflux, sour belching, poor appetite, heartburn, fullness in the chest, irritability, irregular menstruation.
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Si Ni San
Yue Ju Wan
Zuo Jin Wan

Cold and Weak Spleen and Stomach

chronic nausea or vomiting, pale complexion, lethargy, fatigue, poor appetite, indigestion, craves sweet food, epigastric distension, loose stools, pale tongue and a weak pulse
Li Zhong Wan
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang

Stomach Yin Deficiency

chronic mild nausea, dry mouth, poor appetite, constipation, cracks on the tongue.
Mai Men Dong Tang