Stomach

This herbal wonder is a fixture in every Chinese medicine cabinet, and a must for world travellers.

SOURCE: Patent medicine which evolved from BaoHe Wan (Preserve Harmony Pill) which first appeared in The Teachings Of Zhu by Zhu Zheng Heng, 1481

TRADITIONAL USES: Reduces food stagnation, Sends rebellious stomach Qi downwards, Clears Heat, Dries Dampness.

INGREDIENTS:

Costus Root, Saussureae Radix - Mu Xiang: Moves the Qi, Dissipates stagnant intestinal Qi, Alleviates Pain (aplotaxene, a-ionone, b-seline, saussurealactone, costunolide, camphnene, phellandrene).
Angelica Root Angelica Dahurica, Bai Zhi: Expels Wind, Releases Surface, Alleviates Pain, Reduces Swelling, Expels Dampness and Alleviates Discharge (Angelical, byakangelicol, imperatorin).
Medicated Leaven, Massa Fermentata. Shen Qu: Dissolves Food,Transforms Accumulations, Aides Digestion (yeast, glycosides, vitamin B).
Mint Leaf Mentha Folium: Bo He: Frees Constrained Qi, Clears the Head and Eyes, DispersesWind Heat (menthol,camphene, limonene, pulegone).
Citrus Peel - Citri Rubrum Exocarpum- Chen Pi: Moves the Qi, Strengthens Spleen, Dries Dampness, Directs the QiDownward, Prevents Stagnation (llimoline,isopropenyltoluene, elemene, copanene, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin C).
Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemomi Flos, Ju Hua: Disperses Wind, Clears Heat from the Eyes, Pacifies the Liver (Adenine, choline, stachydrine, Vitamin B1).
Ornamental Orchid - Gastrodia Rhiz - Tian Ma: Pacifies the Liver, Extiguishes Wind, Alleviates Pain, Disperses Painful Obstruction (vannillyl, vanillin, alkaloids, vitamin A).
Hoelin Mushroom - Poria Cocos: Fu Ling: Quiets the Heart, Calms the Spirit, Harmonizes the Middle, Strengthens Stomach/Spleen (B-pachyman, tumulosic acid, 3B-hydtoxylanosta-7, chitin, protein, lecithin).
Job’s Tears - Coicis Semen - Yi Yi Ren: Leaches our dampness, Strengthens Stomach/Spleen, Clears Damp Heat, Reduces Diarrhea (coixol, coixenolide, vitamin B1, leuciine, lysine).
Magnolia Bark - Magnolia Cortex - Hou Po: Moves the Qi, Transforms Dampness, Resolves Stagnation, Directs Rebellious Qi Downward (magnolol, iso-magnolol, honokiol, machilol, eudesmol).
Patchouli - Agastach Pogostemi, Huo Xiang: Transforms Dampness, Releases the Exterior, Harmonizes the Center, Expells Dampness (Methylchaviocol, anethole, anisaldehyde, d-limonene).
White Atractylodis - Atractylodis Rx, Bai Zhu: Benefits the Qi, Stabilizes the Exterior, Strengthens the Spleen,Dries Dampness (atractylol, atractylon, vitamin A).
Rice Sprout - Oryzae Germinantus - Gu Ya: Dissolves Food Stagnation, Strengthens Stomach (amylase, vitamin B).
Kudzu Root - Pueraria Radix, Ge Gen: Clears Heat, Releases Muscles of Upper Body, Nourishes Fluids (Puerarin, puerarin-xyloside, daidzin, B-sitosterol).