Baohe Pills should not be used for those who have no accumulation and stagnation in the body, and pregnant women should not take the medicine. There is no research to clarify the side effects of Baohe Pills, so take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor. Baohe Pills is composed of hawthorn, hexagram, lycopodium, malt, hemixia and tangerine peel. It is effective in eliminating food stagnation and harmonizing the stomach. It is used in treating stagnation of food (stagnation of food in the stomach due to indigestion), fullness in the epigastrium (abdomen), belching and swallowing of acid (swallowing of acid in the stomach upward to the oropharynx), and lack of desire for food and drink. In this formula, hawthorn has the function of eliminating food and resolving stagnation (digesting stagnant food), and is the king’s medicine; Shen Qu is the minister’s medicine, which can dissolve corrosion and eliminate stagnation; Lai Tu Zi can reduce qi, eliminate food and remove flatulence; and Ma Xia can eliminate the stagnation of the grain and face. Semixia and Chenpi can regulate qi and eliminate dampness, harmonize the stomach and stop vomiting; Poria strengthens the spleen and induces dampness, harmonizes the middle and stops diarrhea; Lianjiao clears the heat of food accumulation and disperses the knots to assist in eliminating the accumulation. The combination of these herbs can eliminate food stagnation (promote food digestion), harmonize the stomach and eliminate stagnation. It should be noted that this drug is not suitable for people with indigestion of food and drink, lack of desire for food and drink, distention and fullness in the stomach and abdomen caused by liver disease or cardiac and renal insufficiency; it is not suitable for the weak or the elderly to take for a long time; it is not suitable to take tonic Chinese medicine during the period of taking this drug; if there is no relief of the symptoms for 3 days or other symptoms appear, it should be discontinued immediately and go to the hospital for medical consultation.