Patchouli settles the stomach by "piercing turbidity".
This is a great formula to have on-hand for the cold and flu season. It excels in settling the stomach when a common cold or flu is aggravated by nausea. One thing, traditionally this formula is only used for “wind-cold” not “wind-heat”. Each of these conditions include chills and fever, however for the best outcomes with this formula, use it when you have more chills than fever (or equal amounts of chills and fever). If you only have fever, consider something else such as Lonicera and Forsythia Formula
Alternative Names
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Xiang fu (Cyperus root) regulates the qi to address frequent sighing or dull tummy aches.
This is the formula for the so-called “six stagnations”. When things aren’t flowing right, the body’s systems’ functions are compromised. This formula gets everything flowing well. More… »
Dried aged tangerine peel is great for intestinal gurgling.
Benefits
Huang qin is one of the few herbs that enter the so-called "pivot" of the body.
Detoxifying since 220 AD. Huang Qin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction) is a simple modification of the #1 formula in Shang Han Lun style Chinese herbalism. The Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Injury) is one of the key Chinese medicine “bibles” (or “classics” as the Chinese say). Huang Qin Tang is pronounced “wong chin tong“.
About this formula Recently studied as a digestive aid called PHY906 (Huang Qin Tang) in those undergoing Western drug therapy.
Huang Qin Tang was traditionally used for detoxifying the intestines when resulting in burning crampy diarrhea with a strong odor. However it was not assumed that this diarrhea was due to an infection in the intestines, rather a toxicity issue in other locations of the body, specifically the “Shao Yang pivot.” More… »
Bupleurum unsticks what is stuck.
Shan Zha or Hawthorn Fruit helps digest meat and lower cholesterol.
“Digest The Mess”
This formula is called a “digestive” formula in Chinese medicine. This suggests that it helps the body digest. But the formula is really for sluggish movement from the stomach down through the intestines.
When there is sloppy, sluggish, sticky, smeary stools with a strong odor this is the formula for you. This can show up looking like either diarrhea because the stools are not well-formed, or constipation because they are sluggish and difficult to get out of the body.
Now, this formula only does half the job. This helps you digest foods that are difficult to digest. Obviously, you’ll want to pay attention to what you’re eating and look into finding out what is not easily digested and of course eating less of that.
Foods that are difficult to digest include greasy, fatty, deep-friend, dairy, meaty things. If your restaurant has a take-out counter, you may be eating foods that are tasty, but ridiculously unhealthy. I’m guessing that I’m not telling you anything new on this one.
Not everybody is VERY sensitive to dairy. This milk issue causing problems may be unique to those with a lactose intolerance. This often runs in genetic pools. Many Asians do not digest dairy well and so it may be that dairy is more of a problem for those who are lactose intolerant only.
Mentioned in these formula finders bone health
Gentiana cools to calm the spirit and make you cool of course. ;)
Mentioned in these formula finders urinary health, women’s health
This formula is named after the two herbs in this formula that are aged or cured, those being the ban xia (pinellia) and the citrus peel (ju hong). These herbs are very drying in the Stomach and Intestines. This formula is a central component to many formulas that address issues that arise from excessive fluids in the gastro-intestinal system.
Mai men dong's roots have little nodes that look like little stomachs. Turns out this herb is good for the stomach!
