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Reduces food stagnation

Food retained in the Stomach after overeating, a heavy meal or eating too fast, in an otherwise robust person Fullness and distention of the chest, epigastrium and abdomen, at times painful Belching that smells rotten or sour, with acid regurgitation No desire for food, with bad breath Bowels either loose and foul-smelling or constipated; dysentery Intermittent fever Suited to simple indigestion from dietary excess in children as well as adults

Harmonizes the Stomach and directs Qi downward

Nausea; vomiting up food that has not digested

Regulates Qi, drains Dampness and clears Heat from retained food

Mild Heat produced by food that sits undigested Tongue pink with a yellow, greasy or sticky coat; pulse slippery

Modern uses

Indigestion Acute gastroenteritis Flare-ups of chronic gastroenteritis Flare-ups of chronic gastritis Gastrointestinal influenza Atrophic gastritis Gastric hyperacidity Acid regurgitation Peptic ulcer Gastralgia Gastrolithiasis Stomach cancer Hematemesis Hiccups Nausea and vomiting Nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy, in modified form Abdominal pain Abdominal fullness and distention Diarrhea Constipation Celiac disease Anorexia Poor appetite in AIDS/HIV Bad breath Acute hepatitis Chronic hepatitis Acute pancreatitis Chronic pancreatitis Acute or chronic cholecystitis Obesity Insomnia Cough Asthma Bronchitis Pneumonia Pertussis Temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) shan zha shen qu lai fu zi chen pi ban xia fu ling lian qiao