Herb

Qu (medicated leaven)

曲qu
1 sourceMassa Medicata Fermentata

Disperses food and aids digestion, harmonizes the stomach qi, and checks dysentery and childhood food-fright.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·曲·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：消谷止痢；平胃气，消食痔，治小儿食痫；健脾消食、行气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·曲·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·曲·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·曲·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.