Most of the hiccups are caused by the upward reversal of stomach qi (stomach qi rises instead of falling), which can be regulated by general treatment (proper rest) and medication (Ding Xiang San).
1. General treatment: hiccups caused by cold, diet and other factors can be relieved after proper rest.
2. Medication: Clove powder is composed of cloves, galangal, licorice and other medicines, which has the effect of warming the middle and dispersing the cold (dispersing the cold with medicine that warms the spleen and stomach) to stop hiccups, and it can be used to treat patients with gastric cold and qi reversal type. Its adverse effects and contraindications are not clear.
Wu Mu Drink consists of Mu Xiang (木香), Wu Yao (乌药) and Citrus aurantium (枳壳), with the efficacy of smoothing qi and harmonizing stomach and lowering rebelliousness (regulating stomach qi and making the upwardly rebellious qi to descend), and can be used in the treatment of patients with qi stagnation. Its adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear.
Lizhong Pill is composed of ginseng, atractylodes macrocephala and Wu Zhu Zhu, which has the effect of tonifying the stomach and lowering the rebelliousness, and can be used to treat patients with spleen and stomach yang deficiency type. It is contraindicated in patients with internal dampness and heat in the middle jiao or spleen and stomach yin deficiency.
If medication is needed, it should be taken under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used without authorization, so as not to cause adverse effects on the body.