Medicated leaven (Shenqu)-Massa fermentata medicinalis
Medicated leaven (Shenqu) Pharmaceutical Name: Massa fermentata medicinalis Common Name: Medicated leaven Source of Earliest Record: Yaoxing Lun Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: Medicated leaven is a fermented mixture of wheat flour, bran and the fresh aerial parts of Armented annua, Xanthium sibixicum, Polygonum hydropiper and other herbs. Properties & Taste: Sweet, pungent and warm Meridians: Spleen and stomach Functions: To eliminate food retention and harmonize the stomach Indications & Combinations: Retention of food manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension and fullness, no appetite, gurgling sound and diarrhea. … Xem tiếp