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Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang (生薑瀉心湯) harmonises the Stomach, disperses focal distension and resolves retained water; for mixed cold-heat focal distension with marked belching and watery rumbling.
English Name
Fresh Ginger Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
Classical Source
Shang Han Lun, c. 220 CE
Ingredients
- Sheng Jiang (large dose) – chief; Huang Lian, Huang Qin (heat); Gan Jiang (cold)
- Ban Xia, Ren Shen, Da Zao, Zhi Gan Cao
Actions & Functions
- Harmonises the Stomach and disperses focal distension
- Resolves retained water (and food) and descends rebellious qi
Indications
Mixed cold-heat focal distension with water/food retention: epigastric fullness, loud belching with a rotten-food smell, borborygmus, and diarrhoea.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: yellow greasy coat. Pulse: wiry or slippery.
Modifications
A variant of Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang with added fresh ginger.
Cautions & Contraindications
For focal distension with water/food and mixed cold-heat.
