The Experience Formula "Kaiwei Jianpi Pills" for Indigestion
Chongqing Tongjun Hall is the most time-honored and renowned Chinese medicine brand in the Chongqing area. Tongjun Hall was founded in 1908 and enjoys an excellent reputation in Chongqing.
Chongqing Tongjun Hall's "Kaiwei Jianpi Pills" (Stomach-Rousing and Spleen-Fortifying Pills) are a Chinese patent medicine with confirmed efficacy for assisting digestion. The composition of Tongjun Hall's "Kaiwei Jianpi Pills" is as follows: Codonopsis (Dangshen), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu), Poria (Fuling), each three liang; prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix (Zhi Gancao) eight qian; Massa Medicata Fermentata (Shenqu), fried Hordei Fructus Germinatus (Chao Maiya), fried Crataegi Fructus (Chao Shanzha), each three liang; fried Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Chao Huaishanyao) four liang; Aucklandiae Radix (Guangmuxiang) and Amomi Fructus (Sharen), each one liang; roasted Tsaoko Fructus (Wei Caoguo) one liang; Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi) one and a half liang. Grind all the above herbs into powder and make pills.
This medicine is available as a finished product on the market; patients can buy it at a local pharmacy nearby and do not need to prepare it themselves.
Tongjun Hall's "Kaiwei Jianpi Pills" are actually based on Xiangsha Liujunzi Pills (Costus and Amomum Six-Gentleman Pills), removing Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia) and adding Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Huaishanyao), Crataegi Fructus (Shanzha), Hordei Fructus Germinatus (Maiya), Massa Medicata Fermentata (Shenqu) and Tsaoko Fructus (Caoguo). Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Huaishanyao) fortifies the spleen and stops diarrhea; Crataegi Fructus (Shanzha) and Hordei Fructus Germinatus (Maiya) digest food and move qi; Massa Medicata Fermentata (Shenqu) regulates the middle and arouses the stomach; Tsaoko Fructus (Caoguo) warms the stomach and dries dampness. Such modifications both avoid the gastric irritation of Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia) and strengthen the efficacy of this formula for gastric distension and pain caused by indigestion, which is quite exquisite.
This formula is suitable for patients with functional dyspepsia or indigestion after cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It has a certain therapeutic effect on vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, borborygmus and diarrhea caused by indigestion. The nature of this formula is mild and it is virtually non-toxic, so it is suitable for patients with chronic dyspepsia.