Belching after eat is showing respect to the hospitality of the host in Chinese banquet culture. On contract, it is embarrass in American culture. The reason cause belching could be different by the sound and other symptom. A loud belching is a full condition, stomach fire. A quiet belching is stomach qi or yin (fluid) deficiency. If belching come with distention is live qi stagnation invading the stomach, cause by emotion. If belching along with sour regurgitation is indicated you have food retention.
Belching is a embarrass problem when you out to have fun with friends. It is not a difficult symptom to treat. Acupuncture and Herbal formula will simply take care of it.
By exam the tongue color and coating and pulse signs, herbal treatment as follow:
- Stomach fire- San Huang Xie Xin Tang
- Qi deficient-Shi Jun Zhi Tang/ Liu Jun Zhi Tang
- Yin deficient- Mai Men Dong Tang / Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang
- Qi stagnation- Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang
- Food retention- Bao He Wan
Acupuncture points:
CV12 ( Zhone-Wan ), ST36 ( Zhu-San- Li) are the basic point for deficient condition.
SP6 ( San Yin Jiao) can use either deficient or excess condition.
ST44, ST45( Jing well, Ying spring point) use for clear fire.
PC6 ( Nei-Guan) is great point to use for pain, nausea and vomiting.
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