胃寒证

Cardinal Symptoms · 主症

• cold pain in the epigastrium, mild as persistent dull ache, or severe as acute cramping pain
• pain relieved by warmth and aggravated by cold
• vomiting of clear watery fluid and phlegm
• abdominal distension after eating
• bland taste in the mouth without thirst

Secondary Symptoms · 次症

• aversion to cold and cold limbs
• bright pale complexion
• borborygmus with splashing sounds

Etiology · 病因

Excessive intake of raw or cold foods with cold pathogen striking the Stomach directly; or exposure of the abdomen to cold; or excessive overwork damaging middle yang.

Pathomechanism · 病机

Cold pathogen lodges in the Stomach, or middle yang is insufficient; the Stomach loses its warmth, qi dynamics congeal and stagnate, and the Stomach loses its downbearing.