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Food Stagnation. Caused by the accumulation and stagnation of milk and food, leading to chest tightness and borborygmus (intestinal rumbling), belching with a sour and putrid odor, aversion to seeing food, abdominal distension or pain, foul-smelling stools, and flatulence with the smell of indigestion. If accompanied by cold pathogen, the complexion is pale, the tongue coating is white and greasy, clear fluid is vomited, food is not digested, and the hands and feet are often cold. If accompanied by heat pathogen, the face is red, lips are dry, thirst is present, and the tongue coating is yellow and greasy. Prolonged stagnation damages the Spleen, which may eventually develop into Infantile Malnutrition (Gan Disease). Internal treatment focuses on invigorating the Spleen and supporting Yang.

Divide Yin and Yang (100 repetitions). Push San Guan (Three Passages) (100 repetitions). Retreat Liu Fu (Six Limbs) (100 repetitions). Rotate Ba Gua (Eight Trigrams) (100 repetitions). Divide Abdominal Yin and Yang (200 repetitions). Rub the Umbilicus (200 repetitions). Push and Tonify Pi Tu (Spleen Earth) (100 repetitions). For all pushing techniques, use water infused with green onion and ginger. Apply moxibustion therapy (see Volume 2, page 45), acupuncture/moxa therapy: moxa on Shen Que (CV8), Jiu Wei (CV15), and Qi Hai (CV6), seven moxa cones each (see Volume 2, page 26). Emetic therapy (see Volume 2, page 22). Purging therapy (see Volume 2, page 23). Meridian-unblocking therapy (see Volume 2, page 43).

Appendix: Treatment for Milk Injury. Chen Hong Qu (Aged Red Yeast Rice) 1.5 qian, Sha Ren (Amomum Fruit) 0.5 qian, one slice of Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger), decoct in water and take orally.

Appendix: Treatment for injury from all kinds of grain foods. Burn the ingested substance to ash; for example, roast Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard Lining) until charred, grind into powder, and take mixed with Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange) juice.

Appendix: Treatment for injury from various meats and raw fish sashimi. Cao Guo (Black Cardamom) (roasted in flour) 0.5 qian, Jiao Shan Zha (Charred Hawthorn Fruit) 1.5 qian, grind into powder, and take mixed with Ginger Decoction.

Appendix: Treatment for injury from gluten, zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), etc., where other medicines cannot digest them. Mix the original substance with Lv Fan (Green Vitriol), burn to ash, and swallow with sugar wine.

Appendix: Treatment for injury from glutinous rice flour cakes. Stir-fry 3 qian of Jiu Yao (Wine Leaven) or Jiu Qu (Wine Qu) with sugar and ginger water for administration.

Appendix: Treatment for injury from Su Fen Pian (vermicelli slices). Decoct Zi Su (Perilla Leaf) into a strong decoction, add Xing Ren (Apricot Seed) paste, and take orally.

Appendix: Treatment for injury from wheat products and tofu. Decoct fresh Lai Fu (Radish) and drink the soup. If fresh radish is unavailable, decocting Lai Fu Zi (Radish Seed) is also effective.

Appendix: Treatment for injury from melons, fruits, and cold/raw vegetables. Mu Xiang (Aucklandia Root) and Sha Ren 1 qian each; Pao Jiang (Prepared Ginger) and Rou Gui (Cinnamon Bark) 0.3 qian each, plus a small amount of She Xiang (Musk). Grind all into powder, mix with rice paste to form pills, and take with a decoction of stir-fried Shan Zha (Hawthorn Fruit).

Appendix: Treatment for crab-induced skin pain. Zi Su Ye (Perilla Leaf) 1 qian, one piece of Sheng Jiang, decoct in water, add a few drops of Ding Xiang (Clove) juice, and take orally; this is most effective.

Appendix: Treatment for chicken or duck egg injury causing chest and abdominal fullness. Crush Sheng Jiang and Da Suan (Garlic) into a paste, extract the juice, mix with boiled water, and swallow frequently.

Appendix: Treatment for dog meat injury. Xing Ren (Apricot Kernel) 4 liang, remove skin and tips, mash with boiling water, squeeze out the juice, and take twice to resolve; decocting Lu Gen (Reed Rhizome) in water and drinking it is also effective.

Commentary: Drinking nourishes Yang, eating nourishes Yin. Diet is essential for maintaining health, as it originates from the transformation and transportation of the Spleen and Stomach. When Stomach Qi is robust, excessive intake does not cause stagnation, and hunger does not arise after the proper time. When Spleen function is normal, nutrients are distributed to the Five Zang Organs, nourishing the four limbs. However, consuming cold and raw items injures the Stomach, while irregular meals injure the Spleen. If Middle Qi (Zhong Qi) is initially deficient, one should not rely solely on digestive methods. Middle Qi refers to the harmonious Yuan Qi of the Spleen and Stomach. The key to Spleen Qi is robust transportation; the順 (smoothness) of Stomach Qi lies in its downward movement. If Stomach is strong but Spleen is weak, there is rapid digestion but loose stools; if Spleen is strong but Stomach is weak, there is appetite but poor intake. In cases of food injury, if it is due to Stomach Yang deficiency with belching after fullness, warm and unblocking methods are suitable. If it is due to Spleen Yang deficiency with inability to digest large amounts of food, aromatic and drying methods are suitable. For food retention causing epigastric stuffiness and abdominal distension, indicating obstruction of Fu Organ Qi, digestive methods are suitable. For infants with milk stagnation, herbs such as Xiang Fu (Cyperus Rhizome), Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven), Mai Ya (Sprouted Barley), Sha Ren, Chen Pi (Tangerine Peel), and Gan Cao (Licorice Root) are appropriate. These can supplement the limitations of massage therapy. (Ti Li Zi)