Author: Sun Si Miao, 孫思邈
Year: 650
Source: Important Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces (Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang, 備急千金要方)
Category: Formulas that Reduce Food Stagnation
Pattern: Food Stagnation, or Sudden Turmoil with inability to vomit or defecate.
Key Symptoms: Indigestion or Sudden Turmoil with severe abdominal pain with inability to vomit or defecate, or ingestion of poisonous substances
Secondary Symptoms: Unconscious syndromes caused by overeating or Liver Qi Stagnation
Ingredients
| Shi Yan |
Preparation: Dissolve a large amount of Shi Yan (salt) in 3 bowls of hot water until it is extremely concentrated. Make the patient take 1 bowl while warm, and repeat with additional doses until all the stagnant food or poisonous substances are removed via vomiting.
Actions: Induces vomiting of Stagnant Food or Poisonous Substances
Contraindications: Inducing vomiting is not recommended today as a therapeutic strategy, even in the event of ingestion of poisonous substances with the current advice being to get the patient to hospital.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted.
