Stomach bloating and not wanting to drink water may be caused by phlegm-dampness obstruction (phlegm-dampness evil qi stays in the spleen and stomach) or damp-heat obstruction of the stomach, phlegm-dampness obstruction can be adjusted with Er Chen Tang, and damp-heat obstruction of the stomach can be adjusted with Lian Pu Drink.
1. Er Chen Tang is from “Taiping Huimin He Jie Bian Fang”, which consists of Semixia, Tangerine Red, Poria, and Glycyrrhiza. It has the effects of drying dampness and resolving phlegm (expelling dampness by drying dampness and resolving phlegm), regulating qi and neutralizing the middle (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach to make the functions of the spleen and stomach smooth).
Mainly treats dampness-phlegm syndrome. Cough with profuse phlegm, white in color and easy to swallow, nausea and vomiting, chest and diaphragm constriction, heavy limbs (limb weakness and heaviness), or head spinning and palpitation, with white or greasy tongue coating and smooth pulse. Note that this formula is not recommended for people with dry phlegm, vomiting blood, thirst, yin deficiency, blood deficiency, and the adverse effects are not clear.
2. Lianpu Drink from “cholera theory” by the production of thick Park, Sichuan Lian, Calamus, the production of half-summer, black beans, Jiao gardenia, rehmannia, with clearing heat and dampness, the efficacy of Qi and the middle.
Indications: Dampness-heat cholera. Vomiting and diarrhea, chest and epigastric congestion (chest and abdomen feeling fullness and stuffiness), heart irritability and restlessness, short and red urine (small amount of urine, dark yellow color), yellowish and greasy tongue coating, slippery pulse. Contraindications, precautions and adverse reactions are not known.
The above formula needs to be used after identification by TCM practitioners to avoid self-administration of medicines, which may be incorrect and damage the organism.