Tag: Aigou

Hiccups (Aigou) OverviewIn Miao medicine, hiccups are called Aigou (also “menpang soupang” or “dougu”). Both productive hiccups and dry heaving fall under this term. Causes include eating too fast or too much; consuming raw or greasy foods that injure qi and blood; emotional distress that stagnates qi; cold–damp retention in the GI tract; or underlying…