Clove and persimmon soup: a classic recipe for warming and relieving irritation

Clove and Shidi Decoction is a classic traditional Chinese medicine prescription for treating stomach-cold hiccups. It is composed of four herbs: cloves, persimmon pedicles, ginseng, and ginger. This article will analyze this traditional prescription from five aspects: prescription composition, applicable symptoms, pharmacological effects, modern applications and precautions. The focus is on its core function of warming the stomach and reducing irritation, taking into account the comparison of ancient and modern clinical applications to help readers fully understand its value and limitations.

Prescription analysis: the ingenious combination of monarch, minister and assistant

Clove and persimmon soupLilacIt is a royal medicine, its pungent and warm properties can warm the stomach and dispel cold;ShidiIt is a ministerial drug, bitter and flat in the stomach, specially designed to reduce adverse qi; it can be used as a supplementGinsengReplenishes the spleen and stomach,gingerEnhance the effect of warming and stopping vomiting. The four medicines work together to treat symptoms such as hiccups, vomiting, chest and diaphragm fullness and tightness caused by stomach cold and qi inversion. According to the "Treatment of Symptoms and Pulses", this prescription is especially suitable for patients with hiccups who have a long course of disease and weak constitution. It has cross-application space with modern medical conditions such as diaphragm spasm and chronic gastritis.

Comparison of ancient and modern applications: from tradition to modernity

Ancient doctors often used clove and persimmon base soup forHiccup due to deficiency and cold, such as "Yi Zong Jin Jian" emphasizes "stomach cold qi reversal" as the key to application. Modern clinical research has found that this prescription can also improve hiccups after chemotherapy and postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction. The following table compares its traditional and modern indications:

Caution for use: Warning based on identification of symptoms first

Although the effect of Clove Shidi Decoction is accurate, strict syndrome differentiation is required:Stomach fever and hiccupsIt is contraindicated for those with thirst and constipation, and should be used with caution for those with yin deficiency. Modern pharmacology shows that clove volatile oil may irritate the gastric mucosa, so it is recommended to take it after meals. Pregnant and lactating women should use it under the guidance of a physician and avoid taking it with cold and cold medicines to reduce the efficacy of the medicine.

Summary: A good recipe for warming the stomach that has been passed down for thousands of years

Dingxiang Shidi Decoction embodies the therapeutic wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine that "cold is treated with heat" and "reverse is suppressed". Its formula is simple but its mechanism is clear. In the modern medical system, it can not only be used as an auxiliary therapy for functional gastrointestinal diseases, but also provide ideas for the development of new gastrointestinal motility drugs. When using it, the principle of "syndrome differentiation and treatment" should be followed, and flexible treatment should be combined with the patient's constitution, in order to maximize its unique advantages of warming and reducing adverse reactions.

Quote sources:
1. "Treatment of Disease Causes and Pulses"·Qin Jingming (Ming Dynasty)
2. "The Golden Mirror of the Medical Emperor"·Wu Qian (Qing Dynasty)
3. For efficacy data, refer to the 2020 edition of the "Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China"