TCM remedies for Stomach Flu, Hangovers, Vomiting, Indigestion, Motion Sickness

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PO CHAI PILLS

This remedy is used for acute illness and is not used all the time. When used, do not exceed the amount in one day which is suggested in the literature which comes with it. The first link has a brief discussion of Po Chai (Cantonese name) pills. I always carry this remedy with me when I travel and it has helped to abbreviate illness more than once in members of my family. My own reaction to it at times is to throw up everything, but then I feel better. Not everyone has this reaction and I sometimes believe it is because it contains Medicated Leaven or Massa Fermentata which is fermented wheat. I mention this as many people cannot eat gluten at all. If that is a problem then these pills should be avoided. I think I have gluten sensitivity but not outright celiac disease so I use these pill anyway, though for me it is not without consequence, at least some times. I do not buy this remedy from this site as it is much more expensive than the more commonly used Po Chai teapills. I will post a website after this link which carries the brand I use (much less expensive and this is the original maker of this teapill according to information given me by the Chinese I know). This next link is good as far as describing the product and listing some of the ingredients (though I did not check to see if the ingredients are exactly the same as the original product):

Chinese Herbs for Nausea: Herbs for Motion Sickness from Shen Clinic

Here is a site which carries the original product at decent price. You may be able to find this in a Chinese grocery store or herbal shop if available where you live:

Po Chai Pills

One of the things I do when I feel nauseated is to stop eating food so as to not feed whatever is in the stomach causing the illness. I take these pills until I start to feel better.
I recently had a stomach problem and wound up using three vials over some hours before I had relief. I was not even able to keep down any water or other fluids. By that evening I was able to drink some water and juice. The next day I was able to eat and nearly felt normal again, although I kept my diet very simple and light all day. Mostly some bullion and some rice crackers, lots of fluids and some herbal teas. I think this allows the body time to clear out whatever toxins have invaded, whether from food poisoning or a disease organism. Another thing to consider in the winter season is to not to eat a lot of sugar as this does lower the white blood cell count at a time when you most need it to fight off all those viruses which flourish in the winter months. The best thing, too, is to eat warming soups in the winter which have been enhanced with warming immune enhancing herbs. Avoiding iced drinks and ice cream in winter is also wise as this is very injurious to good spleen function. Here is my old thread on that subject:

Soup may help build immune system and raise white blood count naturally

The Chinese also warn those who are over fifty to avoid eating out as much as possible during this time to avoid germs which are not so friendly to older bodies. An ounce of prevention is better than getting sick in their eyes, especially when older. This is why they try to treat themselves with herbs at the first sign of illness, before it settles into the body. It is much easier to throw off exterior symptoms than to treat them after they have make a nice nest in the interior body organs.