1 Wind-Cold Invading the Stomach Type

(1) Wind-Cold Invading the Stomach Type

① Symptoms: Sudden onset of stomach pain, severe pain, possibly accompanied by nausea and vomiting, aversion to cold and preference for warmth, pain relieved by warmth, worsened by cold, no thirst, preference for hot food, cold limbs, thin white tongue coating, and tense, rapid pulse.

② Treatment: Warm the middle burner to dispel cold, regulate qi to relieve pain.

③ Prescription: Modified Liangfu Wan. Use 10g of galangal, 10g of processed ginger, 10g of costus root, and 10g of stir-fried Corydalis; decoct twice, mix well, divide into three doses, take one dose daily.

④ Note: This type of stomach pain is often caused by wearing insufficient clothing, walking quickly in the wind, getting caught in the rain, or eating raw and cold foods, allowing wind-cold pathogenic factors to directly invade the stomach. Although the pain comes on suddenly and is severe, with proper care and treatment, the pain can be quickly controlled or even disappear. In fact, folk wisdom offers good prevention and treatment methods: experienced individuals immediately drink a bowl of ginger soup or brown sugar water after exposure to these risk factors, ensuring safety. If stomach pain does occur despite timely prevention, Liangfu Wan is an effective prescription: galangal warms the middle burner and dispels cold, costus root regulates qi and relieves pain; for severe cold, add processed ginger and evodia to enhance the effect of dispelling cold; for obvious distension, combine with sandalwood, tangerine peel, and nutmeg to aid in regulating qi and relieving pain; for symptoms of chills and fever, add perilla leaves and ginger to disperse wind-cold. Professor Jiang Chunhua, a renowned old TCM doctor in Shanghai, has a secret recipe for treating stomach pain (6g of Aconite, 3g of cinnamon, 9g of frankincense, 9g of nine-spice bug, 6g of galangal, 6g of costus root), which is a modified version of Liangfu Wan.