Shenqu Decoction

Shenqu Decoction,For food-induced illness presenting with fever, headache, belching with a sour taste, a hard and distended abdomen, urgent and noisy bowel movements, a sensation of downward pressure, and a foul odor resembling the stench of a rotten egg; the pulse is deep and firm.

Formulas Name : Shenqu Decoction

Chinese Name : 神曲汤

Drug Formulation

Shenqu, hawthorn, forsythia, tangerine peel, pinellia, poria, barley malt, and radish seeds.

Source

From *Supplement to the Essentials of the Guanjù Formulas*, Volume 1, citing *Comprehensive Explanation of Medical Principles*.

Benefits

For food-induced illness presenting with fever, headache, belching with a sour taste, a hard and distended abdomen, urgent and noisy bowel movements, a sensation of downward pressure, and a foul odor resembling the stench of a rotten egg; the pulse is deep and firm.

Shenqu Decoction,From *Supplement to the Essentials of the Guanjù Formulas*, Volume 1, citing *Comprehensive Explanation of Medical Principles*.,For food-induced illness presenting with fever, headache, belching with a sour taste, a hard and distended abdomen, urgent and noisy bowel movements, a sensation of downward pressure, and a foul odor resembling the stench of a rotten egg; the pulse is deep and firm.

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