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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms |
| Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang Cinnamon Twig and Ginseng Decoction; Ramulus Cinnamomi-Ginseng Decoction |
Warms the Interior; Releases the Exterior. | Greater Yang-stage disorders in which purgatives have been administered (usually more than one) even though the exterior condition has not been completely resolved. | Chills; Distension of the epigastrium; Epigastrium is solid to palpation; Fever; Persistent diarrhea; Pale tongue, white coating; Slow-Deep-Tight pulse (Chi Chen Jin). |
| Gua Di San (2/3) Melon Pedicle Powder |
Induces vomiting to eliminate Phlegm and food retention. | Acute jaundice; Epigastrium is solid to palpation; Great thirst; Stertorous breathing. | |
| Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang Fresh Ginger Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium; Pinellia and Ginger Decoction |
Harmonizes the Stomach; Disperses accumulation; Eliminates fullness of the abdomen and epigastrium; Drains congested fluids. | Water and Heat complexes or Stomach Deficiency with food retention and suspended fluids lingering internally. | Diarrhea; Epigastrium is solid to palpation; Fullness of the epigastrium; Increased borborygmus; Smelly regurgitation; Sound of fluids in the abdomen and hypochondrium. |