The Prescription of Dingxiang Shidi Tang

Name

Cloves and Kaki Calyx Decoction

Source

The book Zheng Yin Mai Zhi

Ingredients

• Ding Xiang (Flos Caryophylli) 6 g,
• Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) 6 g,
• Shi Di (Calyx Kaki) 9 g,
• Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 3 g.

Explanation

Ding Xiang: Warming the stomach, dispelling pathogenic cold, checking the upward adverse flow of Qi, and arresting hiccup.

Shi Di: Checking the upward adverse flow of Qi, arresting hiccup.

Ren Shen: Invigorating Qi, strengthening the body resistance.

Sheng Jiang: Warming the stomach, checking the upward adverse flow of Qi.

Effect

Warming the stomach, invigorating Qi, checking the upward adverse flow of Qi, arresting hiccup.

Indications

Syndrome due to deficiency-cold of the stomach-Qi, marked by incessant hiccup, fullness in the chest, and slow pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as phrenospasm and nervous hiccup.

Administration

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.