Single Herbs

Category	Xiao Shi Yao 消食藥
Sub Category
Name	Shan Zha 山楂 Hawthorn fruit
Grown	Throughout China.
Source	The dried, ripe fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida Bge. and its family.
Ingredients
Pharma Effect
Properties	Sour, sweet, slightly warm
Channels	Spleen, stomach, liver
Function	Strengthens spleen and stomach, reduces food stagnation, directs movement of qi, dispels stasis.
Clinic Usage	For internal accumulation, fullness in the abdomen and rib cage, phlegm retention, hernia, flatulence, infantile carbuncles and scabies, colicky pain due to uterus contraction following childbirth, and postpartum lochia.
Cautions	Use with caution in cases of weak spleen and stomach.
Dosage	9~12g
Storage	Store in a dry place. Avoid mold and infestation by worms.