It is a reflux of Stomach-Qi.

Cold invasion

It can be from climatic cold or food (excess of cold, raw, frozen foods...).

Symptoms

• Acute vomiting, right after exposure to cold
• Intense pain
• Sensation of fullness, swelling in epigastrium
• Cold
• There may be fever
• Pink tongue with thin or thick coating
• Tense pulse

Treatment

Eliminate cold and warm Stomach (moxibustion)

• CV-13, TE-5, LI-4 in dispersion
• CV-12, ST-36, PC-6, SP-4

Food excess

Indigestion, has eaten too much.

• Occasional vomiting, 15-30 min after eating. Afterwards feels better.
• Belching. Foul and sour smell.
• Abdominal distension.
• Normal tongue, thick coating
• Slippery pulse

Treatment

Accelerate digestion

• CV-10, ST-21, SP-6
• CV-12, ST-36, PC-6, SP-4

Accumulation of Phlegm and Yin

Qi deficiency of Spleen generates Dampness.

• Chronic vomiting, with phlegm, saliva and quite a lot of liquid.
• Cough with phlegm
• Normal or pale tongue. Swollen. Thick coating.
• Slippery pulse

Treatment

Eliminate Phlegm and Yin. Tonify Spleen.

• ST-40, SP-9, SP-6
• CV-12, ST-36, PC-6, SP-4

Liver-Qi stagnation invading Stomach

Emotional cause

• Acute and strong vomiting associated with nervousness and stress
• Oppression of chest
• Discomfort in hypochondrium
• There may be bile in the vomit
• Normal tongue, thin coating
• Tense pulse

Treatment

Unblock Liver-Qi and harmonize Stomach

• LR-14, LR-3, GB-34, BL-18, LI-4
• CV-12, ST-36, PC-6, SP-4

Spleen-Stomach Yang deficiency

• Mild, chronic vomiting. Small quantity and with undigested food.
• Abdominal distension
• Tiredness
• Pasty stools
• Swollen tongue with teeth marks. Thin or thick coating
• Fine, weak pulse

Treatment

Tonify Spleen-Stomach (can use moxibustion)

• BL-20, BL-21, CV-13, SP-6
• CV-12, ST-36, PC-6, SP-4
• You can use a small piece of Ginger in CV-8 and CV-12 for chronic or motion vomiting (car, boat...)

Pregnancy

It is related to reflux of Chong Mai. SP-4+PC-6. Auriculotherapy works well: Stomach, Cardia.

Remember the forbidden points in pregnancy!!

• Avoid: SP-6; BL-60; BL-67; GB-21; LR-3; LI-4; sacral holes (31-34V).
• Avoid points on the abdomen below the umbilicus throughout pregnancy.
• Avoid points on the abdomen above the umbilicus after the 3rd month of pregnancy.

Chemotherapy

Vomiting from chemotherapy is associated with Yin and Yang deficiency of Kidney and Spleen.

Auriculotherapy

See: Auriculotherapy. You can use: Mouth, esophagus, cardia, Stomach, Shen Men, Spleen, Liver, Kidney, depending on the cause.