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Digestant Herbs

Digestant Herbs: Chinese herbs in this class — their actions in TCM, typical uses, preparation and safety cautions.

Lai Fu Zi: Chinese Herb Guide 莱菔子 Lai Fu Zi: promote digestion and relieve distension, direct qi downward and resolve phlegm.
Radish Seed: Chinese Herb Guide 莱菔子,Radish Seed,萊菔子,Lai Fu Zi Lai Fu Zi (Semen Raphani), a digestion-promoting herb that relieves distension, directs qi downward and resolves phlegm. It is used for food stagnation.
Lai Fu Ye: Chinese Herb Guide Radish Leaf, 莱菔叶 Lai Fu Ye: promote digestion and regulate the flow of qi, resolve phlegm and stop cough, dissipate stasis and resolve swelling, clear lung-heat and relieve.
Seutera wilfordi (Bunge Auriculate Root) 隔山消,Seutera wilfordi,Bunge Auriculate Root,Radix Cynanchi Auriculati,白首乌,Bai Shou Wu Name Ge Shan Xiao (Seutera wilfordi) Nature and action Nature Sweet, slightly bitter, slightly warm; spleen, stomach and kidney channels.
Ge Shan Xiao (Seutera wilfordi) Seutera wilfordi, Bunge Auriculate Root Ge Shan Xiao (Seutera wilfordi): tonify yin, invigorate the spleen and promote digestion.
Ji Shi Teng: Chinese Herb Guide Chinese Fevervine Herb, 鸡屎藤, Herba Paederiae Ji Shi Teng: dispel wind and eliminate dampness, promote digestion and dissipate food stagnation, remove toxicity and resolve swelling, activate blood and.
Ji Shi Teng (Herba Paederiae) Ji Shi Teng,鸡屎藤,鸡矢藤,雞屎藤,雞矢藤,Herba Paederiae Chinese Fevervine Herb: dispel wind and eliminate dampness, promote digestion and dissipate food stagnation, remove toxicity and resolve swelling, activate blood and alleviate pain.
Chinese Asafoetida: Chinese Herb Guide A Wei A Wei (Chinese Asafoetida) Pungent, neutral, nontoxic; liver, spleen and stomach channels. Actions Dissipate stagnation and kill parasites
Chuan She Gan: Chinese Herb Guide 川射干 Chuan She Gan: promote diuresis, remove toxicity, dissipate food stagnation and dispel blood stasis.
Bu Zha Ye (Folium microcotis) Folium microcotis, 布渣叶 Bu Zha Ye (Folium microcotis) Slightly sour, cool; spleen and stomach channels. Actions Promote digestion, clear heat and promote diuresis
Ju Ju: Chinese Herb Guide Herba Cichorii Ju Ju: clear liver-fire and promote the secretion of bile, strengthen the stomach and promote digestion, promote diuresis and resolve swelling.