Effects and contraindications of Bran Fried Hovenia Husk

Bran-fried Citrus aurantium is effective in regulating Qi and relaxing the middle Jiao (regulating the Qi of the spleen and stomach), relieving pain, moving stagnation and eliminating flatulence. It is contraindicated in people with weak lung qi, spleen and stomach. Bran-fried Citrus Aurantium is bitter, sour and slightly cold in nature, and belongs to the spleen meridian and stomach meridian. In terms of regulating qi and relieving pain, Bran Fried Hovenia Husk can often be paired with the Chinese medicine Platycodonopsis, which can be used clinically to regulate qi and relieve pain. In terms of relieving pain, Bran Fried Hovenia Husk can be paired with Fructus Forskohlii and Aroma Scrophularia, etc., which can be used to regulate qi and relieve pain by decocting with water. In relieving stagnation and flatulence, due to its bitter and sour taste, it is attributed to the spleen and stomach meridians, and is often used to treat symptoms such as stagnation of qi in the chest and hypochondrium (collectively referred to as the thoracic and ribcage areas), painful flatulence, failure to dissolve food stagnation (the accumulation of poorly-digested food in the stomach), and the internal stagnation of phlegm and beverages (the products of pathologies resulting from impaired metabolism of water and liquids). This drug is generally applicable to most people, but for patients with weak lung qi, spleen and stomach is contraindicated, so before using this drug must first consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner or a Chinese pharmacist, in the use of the drug can not eat spicy and stimulating food.