HERB FORMULAS
| English: | Modified Sorghum Decoction |
| Also Known As: |
Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
| Pinellia Massa Medicata Fermentata | Ban Xia Qu | 9g | Resolves Phlegm, reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion and harmonizes the Stomach. |
| Poria | Fu Ling | 9g | Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves. |
| Stir-fried Fr. Crataegi | Shan Zha | 6g | Reduces and guides out Food Stagnation, transforms accumulations, transforms Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation and dissipates clumps. With Shen Qu, for general indigestion and Food Stagnation. |
| Stir-fried Fr. Hordei Germinatus | Mai Ya | 6g | Reduces Food Stagnation, improves digestion and strengthens the Stomach. With Shen Qu, for indigestion due to Food Stagnation. |
| Stir-fried Massa Medicata Fermentata | Shen Qu | 6g | Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion, moves Qi and harmonizes the Stomach. With Mai Ya and Shan Zha, for abdominal distention, belching, diarrhea, indigestion and anorexia due to Food Stagnation. With Shan Zha, for Food Stagnation. |
| Stir-fried Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | 6g | Strongly dries Dampness and tonifies the Spleen. |
| Sm. Panici Miliacei | Shu Mi | 6g | Tonifies Qi and tonifies the Spleen and Stomach. |
- Clears Food
- Harmonizes the Stomach
- Conducts Stagnation
- Calms the Shen
- Food Stagnation
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| CONTRAINDICATIONS |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
| For severe abdominal distention: | For constipation: | ||
| + 9g stir-fried Sm. Arecae | Shi Chang Pu | + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang |
| + 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | ||