Herbal Remedies for Stagnant Qi in the Small Intestine

Treatment of small intestinal qi stagnation can be carried out with prescriptions such as Tiantai Wu Yao San and Hou Pu Wen Zhong Tang. Small intestinal stagnation of qi is mostly due to the formation of external cold, depression, agitation and howling. Because of the cold invasion, cold stagnation of the small intestine, Qi Qi is not smooth and the onset of the disease, this evidence is mostly solid, the disease in the small intestine, and the liver cold stagnation of Qi stagnation. Tiantai Wu Yao San, with the efficacy of promoting qi and dredging the liver, dispersing cold and relieving pain, is mainly used for treating liver meridian cold condensation and stagnation of qi, manifesting as hernia of the small intestine, pain in the small intestine, severe pain involving the testicles, and self-consciousness of falling and swelling; it can also be used for treating cold condensation and stagnation of qi in stomach and epigastric region, such as cold and pain in stomach and epigastric region. This formula should not be used for hernia pain caused by damp-heat underflow (dampness and heat evils invading the intestines, bladder, pubic region and lower limbs, etc.). Houpu Wenzhong Tang has the efficacy of warming the middle and moving qi, drying dampness and removing fullness, and is used in treating cold-dampness and stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach, with symptoms such as fullness and pain in the stomach and epigastric region, inappetence, tiredness and weakness of the limbs, cold pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, and so on. This formula is warm and dry in nature, and should not be used by those with Qi deficiency or stomach yin deficiency (insufficient yin fluid in the stomach); and should not be used by those whose Qi stagnation has turned into heat (symptoms of dry mouth and bitterness, abdominal pain, dry stools, etc.). The above is only a recommendation, the specific medication should be prescribed by a physician; people with stagnant qi in the small intestine should actively go to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the physician should prescribe a prescription for treatment after diagnosis, do not blindly use medication in order not to aggravate the condition.