bubble_chart Efficacy

Promoting digestion and removing food stagnation, invigorating spleen and harmonizing stomach.

bubble_chart Indications

Food stagnation syndrome. Epigastric distension and fullness, belching with a sour taste, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, or diarrhea, thick and greasy tongue coating, slippery pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, hawthorn fruit eliminates all food stagnation, especially effective in resolving the accumulation of greasy and meaty foods; Medicated Leaven aids digestion and strengthens the spleen, resolving the stagnation of alcohol and spoiled foods; radish seed promotes digestion and lowers qi, resolving the accumulation of starchy foods and phlegm-qi; Pineilia and Dried Tangerine Peel dry dampness and invigorate the spleen, moving qi to harmonize the middle; Poria invigorates the spleen and drains dampness; Forsythia disperses nodules and clears heat, capable of resolving the heat generated by internal food stagnation. The combination of these herbs ensures that food stagnation is resolved, stomach qi is harmonized, the spleen is strengthened, dampness is eliminated, heat is cleared, and nodules are dispersed, thereby alleviating all symptoms. Although this formula primarily focuses on resolving stagnation, its medicinal properties are mild, making it suitable for long-term use in cases of poor appetite when combined with qi-tonifying and spleen-strengthening ingredients.

1. All caused by diet.
2. Epigastric abdominal distension and fullness.
3. Acid regurgitation.
4. Anorexia.
5. Loose stool.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. infantile anorexia: add Tangshen, White Atractylodes Rhizome.
2. abdominal distension and fullness severe: add Immature Orange Fruit, Magnolia Bark.
3. food accumulation transforming into heat: add Skullcap Root, Coptis Rhizome.
4. severe constipation: add Rhubarb Rhizoma, Areca Seed.

bubble_chart Modern Application

This formula promotes gastric emptying, aids digestion, and improves gastrointestinal function. It is used for diarrhea, loss of appetite, and chronic gastroenteritis caused by dietary damage to the spleen and stomach.