With the increase of pressure in modern society, many people cannot eat on time, often staying up late for overtime work and eating late-night snacks, thus not getting enough rest. Therefore, the number of people suffering from stomach diseases is increasing, with a majority being young. Many young people treat stomach diseases lightly, simply picking up some stomach medicine from the pharmacy. In fact, there are many factors causing stomach diseases, and it is important to have a timely examination and accurate diagnosis. How effective is Weisu Granules in treating stomach problems as a traditional Chinese medicine formula?

The main ingredients of Weisu Granules include perilla stem, cyperus rotundus, poria cocos, and banyan fruit, among others. In the traditional Chinese medicine preparation of Weisu Granules, perilla stem has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, relaxing the chest and diaphragm; poria cocos helps in regulating the qi and strengthening the spleen and stomach, transforming dampness and stopping cough with phlegm; cyperus rotundus relieves liver qi and pain, and opens up depression to stop pain; banyan fruit and citron have the effects of relaxing the liver and regulating qi, promoting qi flow and relaxing the middle. Weisu Granules can promote qi flow to relieve distension, harmonize the stomach and stop pain. It is mainly used for chest pain due to qi and blood stasis, with symptoms such as distension and pain in the epigastrium, extending to the hypochondria, relief with belching or flatus, exacerbation with irritability and anger, oppression and shortness of breath due to food retention, constipation, and chronic gastritis with the aforementioned symptoms.

Below, we introduce the key symptoms that Wansu Granules can treat.

The symptoms of chest pain due to Qi and blood stasis are generally epigastric stuffiness, pain, or piercing pain in the ribs and back, frequent belching, exacerbation of pain during distress, chest tightness, shortness of breath, food retention, belching, sour regurgitation, defecation with formed stools, and difficult defecation. The tongue coating is thin and white, and the pulse is deep. Flatus is another name for farts or passing gas, which refers to the process of expelling gas from the anus. It is common in spleen deficiency, poor diet compatibility, liver and stomach Qi stagnation and blood stasis, and Yangming meridian实证. Belching is not the same as a radiator, belching refers to Qi rising from the stomach, passing through the throat, and producing a sound, which is long and slow in expression.

Patients need to eat regularly, avoid overeating and overdrinking, do not eat cold or hot foods, and minimize the use of刺激性 spices such as chili powder. In addition, attention should be paid to the freshness and nutritional value of the food, ensuring adequate intake of protein, vitamins, and iron.

The key ingredients of Wansu Granules are: Poria, Bitter orange, Cyperus rotundus, Citrus medica, Citrus reticulata, and Perilla stem. If used concurrently with other medications, it may cause drug interactions. Please consult a doctor or physician.

So, can chronic gastritis patients take Wansu Granules?

The key causes of chronic gastritis include long-term consumption of food and drugs that irritate the gastric mucosa, excessive smoking, and depression. Acute gastritis that is difficult to heal, heart failure, portal hypertension, bile reflux, insufficient gastric juice metabolism, and malnutrition can also cause chronic gastritis. In recent years, it has been gradually understood that autoimmune disease and Helicobacter pylori infection are also key factors in the cause of chronic gastritis.

Wansu Granules are composed of Perilla stem, Cyperus rotundus, Poria, Citrus reticulata, Areca catechu, Citrus medica, Bitter orange, and Chicken gizzards (processed). The Perilla stem enters the stomach, relieves liver qi stagnation, opens up depression, harmonizes the stomach and stops pain; Cyperus rotundus enters the liver, relieves liver qi stagnation, promotes Qi flow and harmonizes the stomach; Poria promotes Qi flow and harmonizes the stomach, relieves dampness, and promotes the intestines and stomach; Citrus reticulata breaks Qi and resolves stasis, benefits the diaphragm and middle energizer, and relieves epigastric distension; Areca catechu warms the Yang and resolves dampness, harmonizes the intestines and stomach, and promotes Qi flow to resolve stasis; Citrus medica and Bitter orange relieve liver and stomach, promote Qi flow and stop pain; Chicken gizzards resolve stasis and warm the stomach. The combined use of these herbs achieves the effect of harmonizing the liver and promoting Qi flow, and stopping stomach pain.

Wansu Granules are applicable for stomachache caused by liver qi stagnation and offensive stomach, with clinical symptoms of stomach distension, persistent pain, pain in the epigastrium extending to the ribs, relief with belching and flatus, pain exacerbation during irritability, anger, or frustration, chest tightness, shortness of breath, belching, food retention, poor appetite, frequent sighing, constipation, white greasy tongue coating, and deep pulse. In Western medicine, clinical medicine uses modern science to establish a diagnosis of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer, which can refer to the above TCM symptoms and clinical symptoms for reasonable use of this product. Therefore, patients with chronic gastritis can take Wansu Granules, but it is recommended that patients take the medicine under the specific guidance of a physician.