Persimmon Calyx Decoction

濟生方

Clove, persimmon calyx, ginseng, fresh ginger

After the medicine is decocted, administer it together with persimmon calyx (ground into raw medicinal powder).

湯劑

Tonify Qi and warm the middle; descend counterflow and stop hiccup

For hiccup, vomiting, abdominal distension, poor appetite, pale tongue with white coating, deep deficient pulse, and other symptoms caused by bodily weakness and chronic illness or by deficiency-cold in the stomach; it is an important formula for descending counterflow and stopping hiccup.

Vomiting that does not stop: add ginger Pinellia:10, Poria:15. -- If there are signs of heat: add Coptis:6, bamboo shavings:6. -- Poor appetite: add scorched hawthorn:15, fried malt:10.

Not suitable for hiccup and vomiting due to stomach heat.