Relieve Food Stagnation Herbs

Front 1

Shan Zha (Crataegus/Hawthorne Fruit)

Back 1

promotes digestion, especially meat, dissolves food accumulation, mildly moves blood & blood stasis, dissolves masses.

Front 2

Shan Zha (Crataegus/Hawthorne Fruit)

Back 2

especially good for stasis due to meat

Front 3

Mai Ya (Barley Sprouts)

Back 3

disperses & calms LV Qi, stops lactation, TX poorly digested milk in infants, used with tonic herbs to prevent stagnation. especially good for LV SP disharmony, raw is milder to dispel food stasis & stronger to move LV Qi

Front 4

Chao Mai Ya (Toasted Barley Sprouts)

Back 4

similar to barley sprouts (Mai Ya), but toasted is stronger to dispel food stasis, promote digestion, improve appetite, strengthen sp & restrain lactation- raw is milder to dispel food stasis & stronger to move LV Qi

Front 5

Gu Ya (Rice Sprouts)

Back 5

TX poor digestion, especially rice, weak digestion & poor appetite due to sp st deficiency. Weaker digestive function & not as warm as Mai Ya

Front 6

Shen Qu

Back 6

TX digestive problems, due to food stagnation & accumulation, any type but especially due to cold stomach, and due to change in climate or geographical location. strong to dispel food stasis

Front 7

Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard Lining/Skin)

Back 7

dissolves food stagnation & accumulation, softens hard masses, dissolves stones-especially gallstones, can be an astringent. good herb to powder & cap to take for overeating

Front 8

Lai Fu Zi (Radish Seed)

Back 8

TX food stagnation in middle jiao with abdominal fullness, rotten smell from mouth, distension, belching. Especially good for abdominal fullness, pain & distension, gas & belching