The main principles of Chinese medicine in treating stomach yin deficiency are to nourish yin, benefit the stomach, and promote the production of fluids, in order to correct the deficiency of yin fluid and alleviate the discomfort caused by stomach yin deficiency, such as stomach pain, plumpness (stomach distension and discomfort), vomiting, and eructation (hiccups).
For stomach pain caused by stomach yin deficiency, which is characterized by vague pain in the stomach and epigastrium, lack of appetite, dry mouth and throat, etc., the treatment is to nourish yin and benefit the stomach (replenish yin fluid and enhance the function of the stomach and internal organs), and harmonize the middle to alleviate the pain, and the treatment can be Consistent Decoction combined with Paeonia lactiflora and Licorice Soup with additions.
For the plumpness and fullness caused by stomach yin deficiency, the symptoms are plumpness in the epigastrium (abdomen), cacophony (feeling like hunger, emptiness with burning in the stomach), nausea, belching (hiccup) and constipation, etc., the treatment is to nourish yin and benefit the stomach, regulate the middle and eliminate plumpness, and can be added with the addition of Yi-Gastric Soup.
For vomiting caused by stomach yin deficiency, the symptoms are recurrent vomiting, or dry vomiting at times, seeming to be hungry but not wanting to eat, etc., the treatment should be to nourish the stomach yin, reduce the rebelliousness and stop vomiting (to stop the upward rush of stomach qi and vomiting), and can be used to add subtractions to Maimendong Tang.
For patients with stomach yin deficiency, the symptoms are short and uncontinuable eructation, dry mouth and throat, irritability, etc. The treatment is to nourish the stomach and promote the production of fluids, and to stop vomiting and vomiting by combining Yiqi Tang with Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Root Soup with additions and subtractions.
For patients with stomach yin deficiency, the diet should be light, avoid cold, spicy, fatty products, to avoid hunger and satiety, if there is any discomfort in time to consult a doctor, the use of drugs need to be under the guidance of a doctor.