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| Synonyms |
| Abdominal rumbling Propulsion of gas through the intestines |
| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of borborygmus |
| Li Zhong An Hui Tang Regulate the Middle and Calm Roundworms Decoction |
Warms the Middle Burner; Calms roundworms. | Cold from Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach with ascariasis. | Clear urine; Loose stools (presence of roundworms); Pain of the abdomen; Profuse urine; Vomiting soon after meals (presence of roundworms); Borborygmus; Cold limbs; Pale tongue, thin-white coating; Faint-Empty pulse (Wei Xu). |
| Tong Xie Yao Fang Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea |
Soothes Liver-Qi; Tonifies the Spleen; Stops diarrhea; Calms pain. | Painful diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency with an overcontrolling Liver. | Acute gastroenteritis; Colitis; Continuous borborygmus; Dysentery; Enteritis; Pain of the abdomen; Diarrhea and pain which starts with the urge to defecate and subsides after completion; Tongue with thin-white coating; Weak-Wiry pulse (Ruo Xian); Fine-Wiry pulse (Xi Xian); Slow-Wiry pulse (Chi Xian) - rarely. |
| Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium |
Harmonizes Stomach and Intestines; Subdues Rebellious Qi; Disperses accumulation; Eliminates fullness of the abdomen and epigastrium. | Focal distention commonly due to improper purging of an exterior or half-exterior, half-interior condition in a patient with underlying Stomach Deficiency. | Acute gastroenteritis; Borborygmus; Chronic gastritis; Diarrhea; Epigastrium is soft to the touch; Fullness of the epigastrium (no pain); Indigestion; Obstruction of the chest (without pain) due to inappropriate purging; Peptic ulcer; Regurgitation; Vomiting; Chronic hepatitis; Cirrhosis (early stage); Poor appetite; Tongue with thin-greasy-yellow coating; Rapid-Wiry pulse (Shu Xian). |