1. Aliases

Divine and Six Songs.
2. Origin distribution
Originating from Fujian, it is now available throughout the country.
3. Harvesting and processing
Cut 7 kilograms of fresh Polygonatum, Artemisia annua, and Xanthium sibiricum into small pieces and juice, 4 kilograms of red beans and 4 kilograms of almonds (peeled), and grind them into powder. Take 60 kilograms of bran and 40 kilograms of flour, mix them with most of the flour and the medicine, and pour the remaining flour and boiling water into a paste. Pour it into the mixed medicine, stir it evenly with a wooden stick until it sticks to a cake shape, transfer it to a wooden board, press it flat about 1 centimeter thick, cut it into 3 centimeter square pieces with a knife, sun it for 0.5-1 day, put them away and stack them in a large bamboo plaque, cover it with burlap bags, grass bags, or rice straw, and make it smooth. Fermentation, wait for mycelium to grow on its surface, take it out and sun dry to make it.
4. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
This product is in the shape of square or rectangular blocks, with a diameter of about 3 centimeters and a thickness of about 1 centimeter. The surface is yellowish brown and rough. Hard and brittle, easy to break, uneven cross-section, almost white, visible brown residue that has not been crushed and gaps after fermentation. It has a stale odor and a bitter taste. It is best to have a dry, aged, insect free, and less impurities.
5. Nature, taste, and meridian tropism
Warm in nature, sweet and spicy in taste. Guipi Meridian and Stomach Meridian.
6. Effect and function
Digestion and accumulation, invigorating the spleen and stomach. It belongs to the category of disinfectant.
7. Clinical applications
Internal administration: decoction, 10-15 grams, or in pills or powder. Indications include stagnation of diet, indigestion, bloating in the epigastric region, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea.
8. Pharmacological research
It has B vitamin like effects, such as enhancing appetite and maintaining normal digestive function.
9. Chemical composition
Shenqu is a yeast preparation that contains yeast, amylase, vitamin B complex, ergosterol, protein, fat, volatile oil, etc.
10. Taboos for use
Spleen yin deficiency, excessive stomach fire, and pregnant women should take it with caution.
11. Compatibility prescription
① Treat food accumulation and heartache: Take a piece of Chen Shenqu, boil it red, and serve it in two large bowls of quenched wine. ("Picking Xuan Fang")
② Treatment for heat stroke, diarrhea, and dietary injuries, as well as chest and diaphragm stuffiness: Divine Qu (stir fried) and Atractylodes macrocephala (soaked in rice and dried) are divided equally. It is a paste pill, as big as a plane tree seed. Every 30 pills you take, you can drink rice. (Qu Shu Wan in "Ju Fang")
③ For adults and children with diarrhea, abdominal pain, or persistent diarrhea: 6g of Shenqu (stir fried), 6g of malt (stir fried), 4.5g of almonds (peeled and pointed). Take one or two teaspoons of real vegetable oil, first pour it into the bottom of the jar, then add the medicine inside, and simmer in water to take. (Diannan Bencao)
④ Treatment for choking: 30g Shenqu (stir fried), 60g orange peel. Above is fine powder, refined with honey and pills, as big as a chicken head. Take one pill each, containing saliva for swallowing. (Divine Comedy Pill in "Quansheng Zhi Mi Fang")
⑤ Treatment for flash, bruise, and lower back pain: A piece of divine music, as big as a fist, with a burning effect that is bright red, and two large cups of good wine. After quenching the wine, drink the effect completely, and lie on your back for a few seconds before you feel at ease. (Shenqu liquor from "The Effective Prescription of the World Medical Doctor")
⑥ Postpartum lactation in women: stir fried Shenqu, 6 grams in alcohol, two days a day. (Compendium of Principles)