What are the Chinese medicines to promote gastrointestinal motility

Promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis can be categorized as strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the stomach and eliminating food stagnation in traditional Chinese medicine, and the main proprietary Chinese medicines are Baohe Pills and Sifu Tang Oral Liquid. 1. Baohe Pill: It is composed of hawthorn, Liushenqu, Semixia, Poria, Chenpi, etc. It has the efficacy of eliminating food, inducing stagnation and harmonizing the stomach, and is often used in the treatment of food stagnation, distension of the epigastrium (abdomen), belching and swallowing of acid, and lack of desire for food and drink, etc. The adverse effects and contraindications of this medicine are not clear. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this drug are not clear, note that it is not advisable to take tonic Chinese medicine at the same time during the period of taking the drug. 2. Si Mu Tang Oral Liquid: It is composed of wood sorrel, citrus aurantium, betel nut and aconite, with the efficacy of smoothing qi and lowering rebelliousness, eliminating accumulation and relieving pain (eliminating accumulation of stagnation and relieving pain), it is used for the treatment of infantile and young children with stagnation of breast milk and food; middle-aged and old-aged people with stagnation of qi and accumulation of food; and the promotion of recovery of intestinal and gastrointestinal functions after abdominal surgery. The adverse reactions of this drug are not clear, but it is contraindicated for pregnant women, intestinal obstruction, intestinal tumors, and post-operative gastrointestinal tract. The above medications are recommended to be used under medical supervision. If there is any physical discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not take the drug on your own.