Patient's question:
Lately, I haven't had much appetite, and I've been experiencing some stomach pain and bloating. After getting checked, it was found to be superficial gastritis. What medicine should I take?Doctor's answer:
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that superficial gastritis falls under the category of chronic stomach conditions. Your condition is caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, leading to the inability of clear Qi to ascend and the inability of turbid Qi to rise, resulting in stomach bloating and pain. Generally, conventional medicine finds it difficult to ( means "cure" in this context) this condition. Through long-term clinical practice, TCM has accumulated many highly effective treatment methods. It is recommended that you use traditional Chinese herbs such as black alum, black jujubes, walnuts, ( means "a specific type of fermented grain product" in this context), malt, upper scapula, lower scapula, safflower, ( means "a specific type of mineral" in this context), iron gall powder, propolis, honey, and beeswax in combination for treatment. The synergistic use of these traditional Chinese herbs can thoroughly eliminate damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, cleanse the turbid Qi in the gastrointestinal tract, rapidly repair the gastric mucosa, enhance the gastric mucosal barrier, and re-regulate the spleen and stomach functions.