The stomach is a "J" shaped canal which is continuous with the esophagus above and the duodenum below. Its function include storing large quantities of recently ingested food, initiating the digestive process and releasing its contents in a controlled fashion into the duodenum which has a smaller capacity. 

The duodenum is the first part of the small intestine. It is continuous with the stomach above and the jejunum (middle section of the small intestine) below. The liver and the pancreas are connected to duodenum through the bile duct and the pancreatic duct respectively, which open into a common channel to enter the duodenum. Most of the digestion of food takes place in the duodenum. The gastroduodenal disorder symptoms are mostly nonspecific. The gastroduodenal disorder symptoms include: 

--upper abdominal pain 

--nausea 

--vomiting 

--abdominal bloating 

Traditional Chinese medicine employs several healing techniques to treat patients, including acupuncture, herbal formulas, and moxibustion. Acupuncture and herbs are familiar to most people in this country, but moxibustion is less well known. Moxibustion is a therapeutic technique of applying an ignited cone or stick of mugwort or other medicinal herbs over the affected part of the body or on the acupuncture points. Moxibustion is often used to warm up cold conditions, or to tonify deficient conditions, but it is also an effective agent against certain types of inflammation, and can be used to treat most gastro-intestinal conditions. Continue to read Chinese medicine Treatment for Duodenitis.