digestive herbs that dissolve food stag

Question 1

Sxs of food stag

Answer 1

epigastric fullness
distention pain
belching w/ rotten food smell
acid regurgitation
N/V
unformed stools or knotted constipation

Question 2

Lai Fu Zi

Raphanus Sativus

Answer 2

Dissolve Food Stag

Daikon Seeds

regulate qi, reduce food stag, halitosis, belching

Descends LU Qi downward, transforms phlegm, chronic mucous w/ cough & wheezing

LU, SP, ST
spicy, sweet, neutral

Question 3

Mai Ya

Hordeum vulgare (“common”)

Answer 3

Dissolve Food Stag

Barley sprout

raises up SP/ST Qi (good for recovery from illness/surgery)

painful distended breasts

smooths LV QI- increasing seratonin- so helps mood, hypochondriac pain, distention, does both sides of lactation issue

can use as single herb

LV, SP, ST
sweet, neutral

contra: nursing (30-120 grams stops lactation)

Question 4

Shen Qu

massa fermentata

Answer 4

Dissolve Food Stag

Fermented wheat mass

Acute, chronic deficiency or excess- esp good for stag d/t alcohol and starchy foods
n/v during chemo

Helps digest minerals/formulas w/ minerals

SP/ST
sweet, spicy, warm

contra: pregnancy
long term injury to qi/yin

Question 5

Shan Zha

crataegus cuneata

Answer 5

Dissolve Food Stag

Hawthorne fruit

stimulates lipase to help digest fats

lowers cholesterol by opening (dilating) vessels

lowers BP (moves blood)

eat after big banquet

LV, SP, ST
sour, sweet, sl warm

contra: pregnancy
qi/blood deficiency

Question 6

Gu Ya

Setaria Italica or Oryza Sativa

Answer 6

Dissolve Food Stag

Sprouted millet or rice

simulates amylase to help with digestion

post-surgery, deficiency cases

SP, ST
sweet, neutral

Question 7

Ji Nei Jin

Gallus gallus domesticus

Answer 7

Dissolve Food Stag

Chicken Gizzard

Improve TnT of SP

Aid incontinence

reduce stones

ST, SP, UB, SI
sweet, neutral