O. Promote Digestion

These medicines promote digestion. This is either through their enzyme content, or by stimulating proper digestion. They are most often used in cases of poor appetite, bloating, nausea, thick tongue coat, and other symptoms traditionally classified as food stagnation, which may include foul-smelling gas being passed, diarrhea or vomiting etc.

Use with other Medicines:

1. With Spleen and Qi tonics for Indigestion and Food stagnation associated with deficiency.
2. With laxatives for Food Stagnation or Constipation with Indigestion.
3. With medicines that clear Damp-Heat when there is clumping Heat associated with Food stagnation.
4. With medicines that clear damp when Damp is obstructing digestion.
5. With Warming Spices to warm and promote digestion.

Other:
Setaria Su Ya, Paederia Ji Xue Teng