The effects of Hou Pu include drying dampness and eliminating phlegm, lowering qi and removing fullness (allowing qi to move downward to relieve distension and discomfort), and can be used to treat conditions such as dampness obstruction in the middle jiao (dampness impeding the function of the spleen and stomach), food accumulation (food that is indigestible and stagnant in the stomach), and stagnant qi.
Houpu is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine with a bitter, pungent flavor and warm nature. It has the effects of drying dampness, eliminating phlegm, and lowering qi to remove fullness. It can treat conditions such as dampness obstructing the middle Jiao, food stagnation and stagnation of qi, dampness and turbidity indistinguishable from each other, seven emotions and phlegm and qi mutual obstruction of prune nucleus qi (similar to pharyngeal hypersensitivity), and so on.
Adverse effects of Houpu have not been clarified, but it is contraindicated for those who are allergic to Houpu. Huperzia is hard, warm, dry and humid, easily depleting qi and injuring fluid, so it should be used with caution for people with qi deficiency and fluid deficiency and pregnant women.
If you need to take Huperzia, you should be under the guidance of a doctor and avoid taking the drug on your own.