Effect of Hewei-Decoction on chronic atrophic gastritis and eradication of Helicobacter pylori

Table 1 Syndrome differentiation of CAG patients.

Syndrome types	Chief manifestations	n
PCAS	Sudden onset of gastric pain aggravated by pressure and alleviated by hot compression, preference for warmth and	12
	aversion to cold, absence of thirst, preference for hot drinks, white tongue coating, wiry and tense pulse
DHSS	Fullness or distending pain in the gastric area, bitter taste and stickiness in the mouth, heavy sensation in head and body,	14
	dyschesia, feverish sensation in the anus, red tip of the tongue with yellow and greasy coating, wiry and smooth pulse
DLS	Distending pain in gastric area radiating to hypochondriac area, fullness in chest, belching, sighing, vomiting,	36
	restlessness, irritability, insomnia, dyschesia, or diarrhea or constipation, pale tongue with thin and yellow coating, wiry pulse
QDSS	Fullness in gastric area, worse after meals; anorexia, lassitude, loose stools, pale and swollen tongue	16
	with thin and white coating, deep and weak pulse
YDSS	Continuous dull pain in gastric area relieved by warmth, pressure and intake of food; vomiting of clear fluid,	8
	anorexia, lassitude, cold limbs, loose stool, pale and swollen tongue with thin and white coating, thready and weak pulse
YDS	Dull burning pain in gastric area, restlessness and thirsty, dry mouth and throat, dry stools, dizziness, insomnia, poor	4
	appetite, feverish sensation in palms and soles, red tongue with little coating or peeling cracks on the tongue, thready and rapid pulse

PCAS: pathogenic cold attacking the stomach; DHSS: damp heat in the spleen and stomach; DLS: disharmony between the liver and spleen; QDSS: qi deficiency in the spleen and stomach; YDSS: yang deficiency in the spleen and stomach; YDS: yin deficiency in the stomach.