III. Single Formula Treatments

III. Single Formula Treatments

(1) Citrus Aurantium Fruit Decoction: 100% Citrus Aurantium Fruit Decoction, take 10–20 ml before each meal, 4 weeks constitute one course of treatment.

(2) Castor Oil and Gallnut Paste Applied to Baihui Acupoint: Use 8% castor oil seeds and 2% gallnut powder, grind into a paste, form into pills about 10 g each, 1.5 cm in diameter (for adult single dose). When applying, shave off a patch of hair at the Baihui acupoint, press the pill firmly against the acupoint, secure with a gauze bandage. Fill a glass halfway with boiling water, place the bottom of the glass on the pill for hot compress, 10 minutes each time, change every 5 days, rest for 1 day before the next session. If there is a strong pulling sensation in the abdomen during hot compress, it’s an effective response. Contraindicated for those with hematemesis, pregnancy, headache, or skin diseases; treatment should be conducted when the ambient temperature is no higher than 20°C.

(3) Astragalus-Stewed Pork Stomach: 1 fresh pork stomach, 200 g of Astragalus, 30 g of Citrus reticulata peel; wrap the Astragalus and Citrus peel in gauze and stuff them into the pork stomach, cook slowly in a clay pot until tender, remove the herbs and eat the pork stomach—2 pork stomachs constitute one course of treatment.