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Diseases of the Stomach
Hippocrates first said "All Disease begins in the Stomach". In all Traditions, great importance is placed on the Stomach as the seat of "First Digestion".
Signs of Stomach dysfunction include Nausea, Loss of Appetite, Acid Regurgitation and Stomach Pain. The Stomach is prone to the following main disorders:
Disorders of the Stomach more than any other require attention to diet.
Signs of Stomach dysfunction include Nausea, Loss of Appetite, Acid Regurgitation and Stomach Pain. The Stomach is prone to the following main disorders:
- Stomach Heat: excess Appetite, always hungry, desire for Cold food and drink, red tongue, strong pulse
- Stomach Cold: poor appetite, desire for warm food and drink, weak pulse, feels cold, abdominal pain relieved by warmth, pale tongue with white coat
- Stomach Dry / Yin Deficiency: dry mouth, desire for lots of liquid, cracked tongue
- Stomach Moist / Damp: loss of appetite, nausea, excess saliva, usually not thirsty, wet tongue with moist coating
- Stomach Weakness: Spleen Qi Deficiency in TCM; poor appetite, nausea, indigestion, low energy, low pulse
Disorders of the Stomach more than any other require attention to diet.
Gastritis
Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the Stomach and can be acute or chronic in nature. Symptoms include a gnawing or burning pain in the Stomach, indigestion, bloating, nausea, vomiting, or a feeling of fullness after eating.
Common causes include bacterial infection, bile reflux, use of certain medications such as NSAID's,, excess alcohol consumption or spicy food in susceptible people. Dietary causes may be a contibuting factor in some people and these should be identified and eliminated. Old age and stress are other contributing factors. Some cases are autoimmune in nature.
Chronic Gastritis can lead to Stomach Ulcers, Bleeding from the Stomach, and increases the risk of Stomach Cancer.
Western Treatment involves use of antacids, proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics in case of bacterial infection.
Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the Stomach and can be acute or chronic in nature. Symptoms include a gnawing or burning pain in the Stomach, indigestion, bloating, nausea, vomiting, or a feeling of fullness after eating.
Common causes include bacterial infection, bile reflux, use of certain medications such as NSAID's,, excess alcohol consumption or spicy food in susceptible people. Dietary causes may be a contibuting factor in some people and these should be identified and eliminated. Old age and stress are other contributing factors. Some cases are autoimmune in nature.
Chronic Gastritis can lead to Stomach Ulcers, Bleeding from the Stomach, and increases the risk of Stomach Cancer.
Western Treatment involves use of antacids, proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics in case of bacterial infection.
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Western Tradition
1. Calamus with Marshmallow and Licorice
2. Calamus, Wormwood, Yarrow, Calendula, Licorice 3. Calamus with Orange peel, Gentian, Rhubarb, Cinnamon, Clove 4. Calendula with Dandelion, St. Johns wort, Balm, Fennel 5. Calendula with Comfrey root, Marshmallow, Aniseed 6. Yarrow with Wormwood, Gentian, Licorice 7. Camomile with Centaury, Gentian, Senna leaf, Blessed Thistle seed 8. Cyperus rotundus with Swertia (or Gentian), Licorice 9. Decoction of Pepper and Cumin seed (Siddha) Liver or Stomach Heat Bitter Decoction Aromatic Bitter Decoction Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Mesue) Coptis 5 Pill (Tibetan Medicine) Liver Qi Stagnation with Heat Aromatic Bitter Decoction Decoction for Stomach Pain Phlegm & Damp Powder to Warm and Bind the Belly (Roneletius) Heat with Yin Deficiency Powder of Marshmallow |
TCM Classification
Liver Qi Stagnation
Xiao Yao San Si Ni San Chai Hu Shu Gan San Liver Qi Stagnation with Heat Dan Zhi Xiao Yan San Liver Heat Dan Zhi Xiao Yan San Dang Gui Long Hui Wan Phlegm & Damp Ping Wei San Er Chen Tang Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang Heat and Damp with Qi Stagnation Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang Wen Dan Tang Stomach Cold Li Zhong Wan Spleen Deficiency Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang Xiao Chai Hu Tang |
Hiccup
Hiccups, although not really a disease of the Stomach, are closely related to Acid Reflux as the primary pathogenisis of both are rising Stomach Qi.
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Western Tradition
1. 'Take Hot water and put your hands into it, and hold them there a good while, and the hicket [hiccup] will cease, it has been proved and found true'. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)
2. 'In many case sneezing will put an end to Hiccups' (Syrian 'Book of Medicine', Budge, 1913) 3. A spoonful of Vinegar of Squill 4. Rue or Rue seed taken in wine 5. Parsley seed, Cumin, Aniseed 6. Betel nut (as much as a Chickpea) given in wine. 7. Galangal, Cyperus, Clove, Wormwood, Mint 8. Costus, Rose, Mastic, Spikenard Powder to Warm the Belly (Rondeletius) Powder of Aloeswood (Mesue) Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue) Powder of Cumin Greater (Nicholas) Electuary of Quince Compound Electuary of Cumin (Diacyminum) Mesue Philonium Romanum Galenii |
TCM Classification
Stomach Deficiency and Cold
Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang Stomach Qi Stagnation: Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San/Shui Liver heat with rising Stomach Qi Zuo Jin Wan Damp-Heat Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang Spleen weakness with rising Stomach Qi Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San/Shui Liver Qi Stagnation Chai Hu Shu Gan San Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Spleen weakness, Liver Qi stagnation, rising Stomach Qi Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Stubborn hiccup with blood stasis Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang |