Medicated Leaven (Shenqu)

Medicated Leaven (Shenqu)

Pharmaceutical Name: Massa Fermentata Medicinalis
Common Name:Medicated leaven
Source of Earliest Record: Yaoxing Lun
art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: Medicated leaven is a fermented mixture of wheat flour, bran and the fresh aerial parts of Armented annua, Xanthium sibixicum, Polygonum hydropiper and other herbs.
Properties and Taste: Sweet, pungent, and warm
Meridian: Spleen and stomach
Functions: To eliminate food retention and harmonize the stomach
Indications and Combinations: Retention of food manifested as epigastric and diarrhea.
*Use with Hawthorn fruit (Shanzha) and Germinated barley (Maiya).
Dosage: 6-15 g