ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO

Shen Qu - Medicated leaven (Massa Fermentata medicinalis)

Properties: Warm, Acrid, Sweet. Channels: Spleen, Stomach

Action and indication: Food stagnation, abdominal distension, diarrhea, gan accumulation.  (Bao He Wan, Yue Ju Wan)     

Added to formulas with mineral substances to increase absorption.

Dose: 6-15 g

Note: Shen qu - Medicated leaven / Massa fermentata medicinalis: Fermented product of several different plants as as Xing ren - Apricot seed (Semen Armeniacae) Chi Xiao Dou - Aduki bean (Semen Phaseoli), Qing Hao - Sweet wormwood (Herba artemisiae annuae), and Cang Er Zi - Xanthium fruit (Fructus Xanthii)