Medicinals
shén qū / 神曲 / 神麴 / medicated leaven
Latin pharmacognostic name: Massa Medicata Fermentata
Alternate English names:
Alternate Chinese names: 六神曲 liù shén qū; 六曲 liù qū
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Food-dispersing agents
Properties: Acrid, sweet; warm.
Channel entry: spleen and stomach channels.
Indications:
- Disperses food and harmonizes the stomach: Food accumulation with distension and fullness in the stomach duct and abdomen, reduced eating, rumbling intestines, and diarrhea.
- Additional uses: Shén qū aids the digestion of decoctions and pills containing metals and minerals, which are difficult to digest and absorb. Shén qū may be used as a paste or in pills to assist their digestion.
Dosage & Method:
Oral: 6–15g, in decoctions, powders, or pills.
Warning:
Unsuitable for spleen vacuity with exuberant stomach fire or for reduced eating in pregnancy.
Quality:
Clean, dry, fresh-smelling matured leaven without grubs is the best.
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