Cold invading the Stomach
In traditional theory, this is a full Cold pattern centered on the Stomach and its middle-jiao function. Its conceptual role is to describe an external or dietary Cold influence that constrains Stomach qi and impairs warming and downward movement. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.
Key reference facts
- Nature
- Full
- Organ affinity
- Stomach, Spleen
- Defining presentations
- Severe epigastric pain; Feeling of cold; Cold limbs; Preference for warm drinks and foods; Vomiting of clear fluids
- Treatment principles
- Warm the Stomach in traditional theory; Disperse Cold constraint; Restore the Stomach's downward movement; Harmonize middle-jiao qi without assuming a biomedical cause
Related library records
Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database