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Sweet, warm, non-toxic. Its therapeutic effects are the same as aged Qu (fermented grain).

For stomach deficiency with impaired digestion, prepare pills of Shenqu (Medicated Leaven), Maiya (Sprouted Hordeum Fructus Germinatus), and Xingren (Prunus Armeniaca Seed) with honey, sized like a bullet. Chew one pill after each meal. (Verified Formula 1.)

For fullness, summerheat diarrhea, and loss of appetite, combine with Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) to make pills sized like bean seeds; take fifty per dose. (Formula 2.)

To strengthen the stomach and stimulate appetite, relieve abdominal and hypochondriac distension, chest diaphragm stuffiness, poor food intake, and lethargy, prepare pills of Shenqu (Medicated Leaven), Maiya (Sprouted Hordeum Fructus Germinatus), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), and Wumei (Mume Fructus) with honey. (Formula 3.)

For deficiency-cold regurgitation with internal signs of distension and fullness, use the same method as above. (Formula 4.)

For sudden persistent diarrhea, combine Shenqu (Medicated Leaven) with Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus), process with vinegar, and take as pills. (Formula 5.)

For heart pain caused by food stagnation, heat until red-hot, then pour wine over it and consume. (Formula 6.)

For rice and grain food stagnation, stir-fry into powder and take with plain boiled water. (Formula 7.)

For stagnant qi in the Sanjiao (Triple Burner), combine with Laofuzi (Raphani Semen) stir-fried into powder and take. (Formula 8.)

For a hard, enlarged lower abdomen resembling a plate, stir-fry into powder and take with water. (Formula 9.)

For bloody and white dysentery with undigested food in stool, take with rice porridge, three times daily. (Formula 10.)

For hematochezia due to alcohol toxicity, wrap in wet paper and bake until cooked, grind into powder, and take with rice soup. (Formula 11.)

For recurrence of Shanghan (Cold Damage) due to improper diet, boil in water and drink the decoction. (Formula 12.)

Sweet, warm, non-toxic. It promotes digestion, strengthens the spleen, breaks blood stasis, harmonizes blood, regulates bloody and white dysentery, stops bleeding, moves qi to relieve stabbing pain, eliminates postpartum lochia, and resolves blood stasis from injury.

Preparation method: Take one dan five dou of rice, steam it into cooked rice, divide into fifteen portions, add Qumu (starter culture), rub and mix evenly, then combine into one mass. Cover tightly with cloth. If it becomes hot, remove the cloth and spread it out; when it feels warm, pile it up immediately and cover tightly again. On the second day at noon, divide into three piles; after one shichen (two hours), divide into five piles; after another shichen, combine into one pile; after another shichen, divide into fifteen piles; when slightly cool, combine back into one pile. On the third day, fill a large barrel with fresh water, place the Qu blocks in a bamboo basket, dip them in water in five or six batches until thoroughly moistened, then pile them up as before and repeat the process once. On the fourth day, dip again as before. If the Qu blocks are half-sunken and half-floating, repeat the process once more and dip again. If they all float, the fermentation is complete. Dry them in the sun and store.

For heart and abdominal pain, combine with Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma) and Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) powders and take with wine. (Verified Formula 1.)

For damp-heat diarrhea and dysentery, combine with Liuyisan (Six-in-One Powder) and take as pills. (Formula 2.)