Shen Qu
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Other Name : Shen Chu, Massa Medicata Fermentata, Medicated Leaven
This medicinal herb consists of the mixture of fermented powders of wheat flour, Semen Armeniacae Amarum , sprout of Semen Phaseoli , Herba Artmisiae Annuae, Fructus Xanthii, and Herba Polygoni Hydropiperis, etc.. The medicinal material is produced in all parts of China. The crude or the stir-baked is used for medication.
Special Precautions of Shen Qu
Benefits and uses of Shen Qu are
- Medicinal Properties : Sweet and pungent in flavor and warm in nature and attributive to the spleen and stomach meridians.
- Actions : Promote digestion and harmonize the stomach.
- dyspepsia with epigastric distention
- poor appetite and diarrhea, it is usually combined with Shanzha ( Fructus Crataegi), Maiya ( Fructgs Hordei Germinatus), etc..
- it has a little the action of relieving exterior syndrome, so it's more suitable for dyspepsia due to exogenous pathogenic factors.
- In addition, if a pill includes mineral and shell medicine that is difficult to be absorbed, Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) can be added so as to promote digestion and is a excipient as well, such as Ci Zhu Wan (Pill).
