How to boil water with persimmon calyx to treat hiccups

Persimmon calyx is very effective in treating hiccups, but many people don't grasp the details when boiling water. If you want to treat hiccups, you not only need to use this Chinese herbal medicine, but you should also take some cloves, ginseng and other herbs. Only when these herbs are put together can the medicinal value become more complete, and the problem of hiccups can be improved faster. It is best to take it after a meal.

Additional prescription

① To treat hiccups: take equal parts of persimmon seeds, cloves and ginseng. Grind into fine powder, decoct in water and take after meals. ("Jie Gu Jia Zhen" Persimmon Money Powder)

② To treat hiccups: Grind persimmon calyx (burn it to ashes). Take with rice wine, or mix ginger juice and sugar in equal parts, simmer until hot and drink slowly. (Village Emergency Remedies)

③ To treat vomiting and hiccups caused by typhoid fever: seven dried persimmon calyxes and three white plums. Coarsely pound and sieve the above two ingredients. Take only one dose. Use one cup of water and boil until half a cup remains. Remove the residue and take it warm at any time. (Persimmon Calyx Soup from Shengji Zonglu)

④ Treat persistent cough and brain fullness: 1 liang each of persimmon calyx and clove. Chop the above ingredients into small pieces, take 4 qian of it each time, add 1.5 cups of water and 5 slices of ginger, and boil until 70% done. Remove the dregs and drink while hot at any time. (Persimmon Calyx Soup from Jisheng Fang)

⑤ To treat whooping cough: 4 qian of persimmon calyx (dried in the shade), 10 white kernels of black plum pits (finely chopped) and 3 qian of white sugar. Use two cups of water and boil until one cup remains. Take it several times a day, divided into doses, for several days in a row. [Jiangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine (3): 20-22, 1953]

⑥ Treat hematuria: Grind persimmon calyx (burn it to ashes). Take 2 qian each time, on an empty stomach. (Persimmon Seed Powder from Miraculous Prescription)

Various Discussions

1. Zhu Zhenheng: The human yin energy is nourished by the stomach. When a person is injured, wood will carry the fire and rush straight up to the clear channel, causing cough and retching. The ancients believed that it was a cold stomach, so they used cloves and persimmon calyx, but they didn't know which one was for tonifying the deficiency and which one was for reducing fire. They couldn't clear the qi and eliminate phlegm, but only helped fire.

"Bencao Huiyan": Chen Zeshi said, "Danxi Weng said that the yin energy entering it should be nourished by the stomach." When the earth is injured, the wood will carry the corresponding fire and rush directly into the Wei channel, causing cough and retching. It should be treated with Zhu Ru Huang Lian Shi Di Tang, which refers to hot hiccups. "Ji Sheng" says that the Yang is exhausted in the lower part, and only the Yin remains. The Yin Qi will also escape, so hiccups will occur in the upper part. It should be treated with Ding Fu Ren Shen Shi Di Tang. This refers to hiccups caused by cold. According to the "Standard", the symptoms of hiccups include severe deficiency of yin and blood after vomiting and diarrhea due to typhoid fever, long-term illness, and postpartum care, and sudden reversal of yang energy, which causes hiccups from the bottom to the top. These hiccups can only be cured by a strong warming and tonifying medicine.