Shen Qu
神麴 shén qū, "spirit's leaven"

Category:

Relieve Food Stagnation (Digestives)

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid , Sweet		Dosage: 6-15g

	Cautions:		Meridians: Spleen , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of dry, aged pieces without insect holes or an unpleasant moldy smell.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (7) li shī qīng shǔ yì qì tāng (Master Li's Decoction to clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi) bǎo hé wán (Preserve Harmony Pill) cí zhū wán (Magnetite and Cinnabar Pill ) sì jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (Fourth Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder) yī jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (First Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder) yùe jū wán (Escape Restraint Pill) zhǐ shí dǎo zhì wán (Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Guide out Stagnation)

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Massa medicata fermentata

Botanical:

Japanese: shinkyoku

Korean: singok

Common: medicated leaven

Temperature: Warm

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