Hong Qu or Shen Qu or Liu Shen Qu is also known as Medicated leaven. The sweet, acrid and warm herb has been used in TCM to enhance the digestive system such as weak digestion, lack of appetite, flatulence, diarrhea, stomach flu, etc. as it tonifies spleen qi, reduces blood stasis, warms the middle burner, etc., by enhancing the functions of spleen and stomach channels.
Ingredients
1. Monacolin K
2. Yeast
3. Glycosides
4. Vitamin B
5. Etc.
Health Benefits
1. Cholesterol and circulation
In 1997, a professor of School of Agriculture of Tokyo University of Japan, Akira Endo discovered that monacolin K, a by product during the fermentation process of shen qu, can inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in human body and can promote circulation(1)
2. Etc.
Side effects
1. Do not use the herb in newborn, children or if you are pregnant or breast feeding without consulting first with the related field specialist
2. Do not use the herb in case of stomach disorder caused by fire
3. It may interact with blood sugar lowering medicine, antibiotics, such as Erythromycin.
4. Etc.
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Sources
(1) http://alternativehealing.org/hong_qu.htm
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