Zuo Jin Wan Granules, 100g

This formula treats heat in the Liver channel causing Liver and Stomach disharmony. Pain is localized along the Liver channel. Indeterminate gnawing hunger, focal distention, vomiting, and acid regurgitation are due to Liver heat disturbing the Stomach qi. This is a very effective formula. The mechanism underlying this condition is described in Basic Questions (chapter 74): "All that rebels and rushes upward is associated with fire; vomiting and acid regurgitation are associated with heat." The principle of treatment can be explained in terms of the five phases, i.e., in cases of excess, drain the "child". Here rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) drains heat from the Heart (fire), which is the "child" of the Liver (wood) in the generative cycle of the five phases. Because the Liver channel courses through the groin and lower abdomen, this formula may also be used in treating hernial disorders with a similar presentation. Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas and Strategies.