Herb

Medicated Leaven (Shen qu)

神曲shen qu
1 sourceMassa Medicata Fermentata

Disperses food and resolves stagnation, fortifies the spleen and warms the stomach, and harmonizes the centre and downbears qi and phlegm.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·神曲·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：化水谷宿食、癥结积滞，健脾暖胃；消食和中、下气除痰。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·神曲·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·神曲·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·神曲·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.