MENTAL MODEL · M1127

Rotting and Ripening of Water and Grain

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CORE DEFINITION

Function of the stomach. It transforms ingested food into chyme (rotting and ripening) through the steaming action of yang qi.

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Biological fermentation tank. The stomach is not a simple bag but a high-temperature fermentation tank. If the stomach is cold (stomach cold), food will not "rot and ripen" and will instead mold and produce gas. Treating stomach diseases involves regulating the temperature and flora of the fermentation tank.

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Stomach yang steams water and grain into chyme, which is the prerequisite for the spleen's further transformation and absorption. If the "temperature" (yang qi) in the stomach is sufficient, rotting and ripening proceed normally; if the stomach is cold, the receiving and rotting functions weaken, leading to food stasis, bloating, and phlegm. This can be compared to a fermentation tank: if temperature and flora are imbalanced, fermentation fails, affecting the body's overall nutrition supply.

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Treat stomach conditions by first differentiating cold, heat, deficiency, and excess: for stomach cold with bloating, use warming and dispersing methods (e.g., dried ginger, amomum, Liangfu Pill)
for stomach heat, use clearing and descending methods. Diet should involve thorough chewing and moderate temperature
avoid ice-cold foods to prevent "extinguishing stomach fire." For food stasis, use digestives
for deficiency, warm and tonify stomach yang.

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