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Table 3 A modified BXD based on CM syndrome differentiation

From: Efficacy of modified Banxia Xiexin decoction in the management of Wei-Pi syndrome (postprandial distress syndrome): study protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial

Base decoction

Additional herbs when the following symptoms present

Pinellia ternate (Ban Xia) 9 g, Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin) 9 g, Coptis chinensis (Huang Lian) 3 g, Zingiberis Siccatum Rhizoma (Gan Jiang) 6 g, Codonopsis Radix (Dang Shen) 9 g, Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gan Chao) 6 g, Ziziphus zizyphus (Da Zao) 6 g, Cyperus rotundus (Xiang Fu) 9 g, Hordei Fructus Germinatus (Sheng Mai Ya) 15 g

Loss of appetite and fatigue: Atractylodes Macrocephala (Bai Zhu) 12 g, Codonopsis Radix (Dang Shen) 15 g (total dosage)

Abdomen symptoms relieved by pressure and warming: Tetradium Ruticarpum (Wu Zhuyu 5 g)

Bitter taste, xerostomia, nausea, and yellow coating of tongue: Gardeniae Fructus (Zhi Zi) 9 g, ArtemisiacapillarisThunb (Yin Chen) 12 g

Gastric acid reflux: Sepiae Endoconcha (Hai Piaoxiao) 10 g, Concha Arcae (Wa Lengzi) 15 g