Liu Shen Qu (Jiao) 100 grams

Teasure of the East Liu Shen Qu (Jiao) Granules

Liu Shen Qu (Jiao) Granules, also known as Medicated leaven (processed) Granules treats food stagnation, promotes the flow of Qi and alleviates diarrhea.

Brand: Treasure of the East Single Herb Extract Granules

English name: Medicated Leaven (processed) Granules

Unit Size: 100 gram bottle

Potency: 5:1 extract granules

Taste: Sweet, Acrid - Bensky

Properties: Warm - Bensky

Chinese Symptomology: Epigastric and abdominal fullness or distention, lack of appetite, borborygmus, diarrhea - Bensky

Actions: Treats food stagnation, promotes the flow of qi, alleviates diarrhea - Bensky

Pattern: Food stagnation, Stomach cold, Food accumulation - Bensky

Channels Entered: Spleen, Stomach - Bensky

Liu Shen Qu (Jiao) Granules - Massa Medicata Fermentata Praeparata

Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Reduces food stagnation and harmonizes the Stomach: for Stomach cold with food stagnation or accumulation, with such symptoms as epigastric and abdominal fullness or distention, lack of appetite, , and diarrhea.

The medicated leaven is fried until scorched black on the outside and yellow on the inside, then quickly cooled by spraying with cool water. This is also known as carbonized medicated leaven. This method of preparation greatly enhances its ability to reduce food stagnation and assist the digestion, and is strong enough to be used as a stand-alone herb for this purpose." - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica

Concentrated powders of natural herbal products tend to absorb moisture from the air. Hence, it is necessary for the manufacturer to add a suitable amount of excipient to stabilize the concentrated herbal products. Non-GMO starch which contains maltodextrin, are used as excipients.