When the practitioner elicits a ‘splashing’ sound when they lightly tap the patient’s upper abdominal wall.
Commonly Used Kampo Formulas:
- shikunshito – Four-Gentleman Decoction
- rikkunshito – Six-Gentleman Decoction
- ninjinto – Ginseng Decoction
- bukuryoin – Poria Decoction
- ryokeijutsukanto – Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes Macrocephala, and Licorice Decoction
- shinbuto – True Warrrior Decoction
- goreisan – Five Ingredient Powder with Poria
- tokishakuyakusan – Tangkuei and Peony Powder
- Shohangekabukuryoto – Minor Pinellia Plus Poria Decoction
- hangebyakujyutsutenmato – Pinellia Attractylodes Marcrocephala, and Gastrodia Decoction
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