shen qu

神曲·Massa Medicata Fermentata

Medicated Leaven

About shen qu

Shen Qu (神曲) is a fermented cake of wheat flour and herbs, recorded as Massa Medicata Fermentata. It is sweet and acrid in flavour, warm in temperature, and enters the Spleen and Stomach channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that relieve food stagnation.

Names

Pinyinshen qu
Chinese神曲
Latin NameMassa Medicata Fermentata
English NameMedicated Leaven
Japaneseshinkyoku
Koreansingok

Classification

Channels
Stomach, Spleen
Flavour
Acrid, Sweet
Temperature
Warm
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Reduces Food Stagnation, aids digestion and harmonizes the Stomach

  • Food stagnation or accumulation with Stomach Cold: fullness and distension of the epigastrium or abdomen, poor appetite and digestion, borborygmus and diarrhea
  • Stagnation from starchy grain foods, and the after-effects of alcohol

Moves Qi

  • Qi stagnation

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 6-16g; Tincture: 1-3ml6-16 g1-3 ml

Cautions