Barley Malt Digestive Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Barley Malt Digestive Decoction

Chinese Name: 麦芽消食饮

Formula

30 grams of barley malt, 20 grams of rice malt, and 15 grams of Shenqu.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Place the barley malt, grain sprouts, and Shenqu in a pot together, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain out the solids and keep the liquid.

Efficacy

Strengthens the spleen, stimulates the appetite, aids digestion, and harmonizes the middle burner. Suitable for conditions such as chronic gastritis.

Usage

Drink in divided doses every morning and evening.

Commentary

Barley malt (Mai-ya) holds the chief position in this formula. Sweet-neutral in property, it travels through the Spleen, Stomach, Liver meridians, and works to dissolve food stagnation and strengthen the stomach. Rice malt (Gu-ya) acts as the deputy ingredient. Sweet-neutral in property, it enters the Spleen, Stomach meridians and works to dissolve food stagnation. Shenqu (Shen-qu) reinforces this deputy action, working to dissolve food stagnation and harmonize the stomach. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. The overall effect is to strengthen the spleen, stimulate the appetite, aid digestion, harmonize the middle burner, restoring balance within the chronic gastritis framework.

Barley Malt Digestive Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Strengthens the spleen, stimulates the appetite, aids digestion, and harmonizes the middle burner. Suitable for conditions such as chronic gastritis.

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