Stomach distension and indigestion belongs to the category of Chinese medicine stomach plumpness, which is divided into solid plumpness and false plumpness. Solid plumpness may be caused by external cold stagnation and internal stoppage of food and drink, which can be treated with herbs such as Xiangsu San and Baohe Pill. False plumpness is caused by the weakness of the spleen and stomach and the insufficiency of gastric yin (insufficient yin fluid in the stomach), which can be treated with herbs such as tonifying the middle and benefiting the vital energy, and benefiting the stomach.
1. Xiangsu San: External cold and internal stagnation manifests as plumpness in the epigastrium (stomach and abdomen) and a lack of appetite. It can be treated with Xiangsu San, which contains Perilla frutescens, Chenpi and other traditional Chinese medicines, and has the effect of dispersing wind-cold and regulating qi and zhong (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach to make the functions of the spleen and stomach smooth).
2. Baohe Pills: If the internal stoppage of food and drink is manifested as plumping and distension in the stomach and abdomen, which is particularly serious when eating, Baohe Pills can be taken for treatment, which contains Chinese medicinal ingredients such as hawthorn and half-summer and has the effect of eliminating food stagnation, regulating Qi and harmonizing the stomach.
3. Tonify the middle and benefit the qi soup: spleen and stomach weakness manifested as fullness in the abdomen and stomach, sometimes light, sometimes heavy and other symptoms, you can take tonify the middle and benefit the qi soup for treatment, containing the ascending flax, orange peel and other traditional Chinese medicines, with tonify the middle and benefit the qi, ascending yang lifting the traps (ascending to lift up the yang qi of the body to lift up the traps of the organs) efficacy.
4. Yi Stomach Soup: If stomach yin deficiency is manifested in the epigastric and abdominal plagiarism and hunger, you can take Yi Stomach Soup, which contains Chinese medicinal ingredients such as maitong and sasanqua, and has the efficacy of nourishing yin and benefiting stomach plagiarism.
So when the stomach plumping, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to identify the evidence, according to different types of evidence to take different traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, traditional Chinese medicine need to follow the doctor’s instructions.