Nature

Warm and neutral

Taste

Sour and sweet

Channels

Spleen, Stomach and Liver

Daily dose

6-12 g

Tendency

Descending

Actions

• Disperses stagnation of fatty foods
• Stimulates circulation and eliminates Blood stasis
• Stops diarrhea

Applications

• Indigestion of fatty foods
• Abdominal pain
• Cardiac pain
• Hypertension
• High cholesterol
• Chronic diarrhea
• Dysentery

Contraindications

• Caution in Spleen-Stomach deficiency
• Absence of food stagnation
• Acid regurgitation

Formulas

• Bao He Wan
• Jian Pi Wan