Food Stagnation in the Stomach
In traditional theory, this is a replete retention pattern in which food remains lodged in the Stomach region and disrupts middle-burner movement. Its conceptual role is to organize epigastric fullness, sour regurgitation, nausea, and foul breath as manifestations of impaired food transformation. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.
Key reference facts
- Nature
- Full
- Organ affinity
- Stomach, Spleen
- Defining presentations
- Fullness and pain of the epigastrium which are relieved by vomiting; Nausea; vomiting of sour fluids; Foul breath; Sour regurgitation
- Treatment principles
- Transform retained food in the Stomach.; Regulate descending Stomach qi.; Reduce middle-burner fullness.; Harmonize food transformation in the traditional model.
Related library records
Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database