Lycopodium can eliminate food and bloating (digesting food to eliminate abdominal distension), lowering Qi and resolving phlegm (lowering rebellious Qi and resolving phlegm). It is commonly used in the treatment of food stagnation, distension and pain in the epigastrium (abdomen). Laptop seed is pungent and sweet in nature, and belongs to the lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the efficacy of eliminating flatulence, lowering qi and resolving phlegm, and is often used in the treatment of dietary stagnation, epigastric flatulence, constipation, accumulation of stagnation, as well as phlegm congestion and asthma (the congestion of phlegm that hinders qi flow) and coughing. It can also be used in combination with other medicines, such as hawthorn, Shenqu, Hanxia, Chenpi, Poria, for treating dietary stagnation, epigastric distension and pain; perilla seeds and white mustard seeds for treating phlegm congestion and cough; bitter almonds and licorice for treating cough and phlegm congestion. Laptop seed should not be used with ginseng if the patient has a deficiency of qi, or if the patient does not have food stagnation (the accumulation of food in the stomach due to indigestion) or phlegm stagnation. It is recommended that patients in need of treatment should seek medical advice and take medication under the guidance of a doctor.