Exterior Damp Enteritis - Original Name: Huo Xiang Zheng Qi / 霍香正气
Action:
Expels external wind cold, removes damp, harmonizes stomach and intestine
Indication:
Acute attack of external wind cold and damp with vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain
Key Symptoms and Signs for Use:
Acute attack of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Abdominal pain
Bowel sound (excessive); borborygmi
Headache
White greasy tongue coating
Pulse: wiry
Clinical Application for Reference:
Acute gastro-enteritis
Cold or flu with digestive symptoms
Food poisoning
Traveller’s diarrhoea
Sunstroke