Wu Mei has the effects of astringing the lungs to stop coughing, astringing the intestines to stop diarrhea (relieving diarrhea by enhancing the astringency of the intestinal tract); Gu Mu (谷芽) has the effects of eliminating food and harmonizing the middle, strengthening the spleen and opening up the stomach; Mai Mu (麦芽) has the effects of eliminating food and strengthening the stomach and restoring breast milk to eliminate flatulence; Chen Pi (陈皮) has the effects of regulating the qi to strengthen the spleen and drying dampness to resolve phlegm (dispelling dampness and dissolving phlegm in a dry and damp way).
Wu Mei (乌梅): for prolonged cough due to lung deficiency, prolonged diarrhea, prolonged dysentery, vomiting, and thirst due to deficiency heat.
Guzha (谷芽): for food stagnation (food that is poorly digested and stagnates in the stomach) that does not go away, distension and pain in the epigastrium (abdomen), lack of hunger and food intake, and indigestion.
Malt: used for food accumulation that does not go away, distension and pain in the epigastrium (abdomen), deficiency of the spleen with little food, accumulation of milk, breast distension and pain, weaning of women, liver depression and dystocia (pain in the area of dystocia and ribs). Women are forbidden to take during lactation, and pregnant women and people without stagnation should take it with caution.
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae: Indications include vomiting, hiccups, damp phlegm, cold phlegm cough, and chest paralysis (tightness and pain in the chest). Caution should be exercised in patients with qi deficiency, yin deficiency and dry cough.
Consult a doctor if you feel unwell. If medication is needed, it should be diagnosed by a doctor and the treatment should be standardized according to the doctor’s prescription.