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What Are Some Chinese Herbs That Treat Digestion Problems?

What Are Some Chinese Herbs That Treat Digestion Problems? (0:27)

There are many digestive formulas in Chinese medicine, but Si Jun Zi Tang, or The Four Gentlemen, is one of the most effective. In this video, acupuncturist Jill Blakeway explains why she recommends this formula of four herbs for digestive issues.

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So there are lots and lots of digestive formulas in Chinese medicine, but the very most simple is often the best, it's called Four Gentlemen Si Jun Zi Tang in Chinese it has just four herbs in it and it tonify qi and if you have strong qi you have strong digestion it evens out cab craving it's a really very useful formula, so I often like to nourish my patients with Si Jun Zi Tang restore the spleen decoction.