Ancient Chinese Herbal Formula Resolved Refractory Vomiting in Two Dogs and

A report from the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Northwest A&F University in Shaanxi, China, describes complete resolution of refractory vomiting in two toy Poodles and a Bengal crossbreed cat after treatment with a modified Xuanfu Daizhe Decoction. The cases involved chronic or recurrent vomiting and belching with reduced appetite—symptoms that can undermine nutritional status. The formula is a classical Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine prescription first recorded in Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun (150–219 AD). Researchers applied strict inclusion criteria: at least two weeks of symptoms, poor or incomplete response to conventional antiemetic-based care, and diagnostic confirmation for stomach Qi counter flow. Gastroscopy or contrast radiography was used when needed.