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Yang Wei Tang (養胃湯, yin-nourishing version) nourishes the Stomach yin and generates fluids while gently harmonising the middle; for Stomach yin deficiency with hunger but no appetite and a dry mouth.
English Name
Nourish the Stomach Decoction
Classical Source
recorded in Qing texts (yin-nourishing version)
Ingredients
- Sha Shen, Mai Men Dong, Yu Zhu, Shi Hu (nourish Stomach yin)
- Bai Bian Dou, Sang Ye, Gan Cao (harmonise/generate fluids)
Actions & Functions
- Nourishes the Stomach yin and generates fluids
- Harmonises the middle burner
Indications
Stomach yin deficiency: a dry mouth and throat, hunger with little appetite, a burning or empty epigastric discomfort, dry stools, and a red, dry tongue.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: red and dry with little coat. Pulse: thin and rapid.
Modifications
Similar to Yi Wei Tang; choose by ingredient availability.
Cautions & Contraindications
For Stomach yin deficiency; not for Spleen yang deficiency or damp.
