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Chinese patterns
Stomach Qi Rebelling Upwards
Diagnoses

definition and etiology

» conventional diagnoses: indigestion; as part of any Stomach syndrome

» etiology: worry; anxiety and other emotional problems which interfere with the descending of Stomach Qi; wide variety of factors such as Cold, Heat, Phlegm, Damp-Heat, Food Stagnation, Qi Stagnation

signs and symptoms

» signs and symptoms:

• nausea

• belching

• hiccoughs

• vomiting

» pulse: tight, esp. middle right (Stomach) position

» tongue: usually no changes other than as part of larger concurrent patterns

course and prognosis

» principle of treatment: subdue Rebellious Stomach Qi; stimulate descending of Stomach Qi

differential diagnosis

footnotes