Side Effects and Toxicity of Shenandoah

The toxicity and side effects of Shenqu are not clear, but it should not be taken in large quantities for a long period of time because it contains the fungus aflatoxin. Shenqu, the traditional Chinese medicine Liu Shenqu, is made by adding polygonum, almonds, artemisia and other medicines to flour and wheat bran and then mixing them into a fermented quatrain. It has the effect of eliminating food and stomach, and is used to treat food stagnation (indigestion of food and stagnation in the stomach), food stagnation (no appetite, less food), distension of the epigastrium (abdomen), and intestinal tinnitus and diarrhea. Note: This product is contraindicated in patients with insufficient spleen yin and stomach fire; caution should be exercised in lactating women and pregnant women. Patients with the above symptoms should go to the hospital in time and use the medicine under the guidance of professional doctors. Do not take medicine without authorization to avoid adverse consequences.