What are the functions and effects of Qi Zhi Wei Tong Granules?

Qi Zhi Wei Tong Granules are a type of traditional Chinese medicine, with main ingredients including white peony root (Bai Shao), bupleurum (Chai Hu), cyperus (Xiang Fu), honey-fried licorice root (Zhi Gan Cao), and others. They generally have functions including regulating emotions, promoting digestion, relieving stomach pain, harmonizing the spleen and stomach, and soothing the liver and regulating qi. Detailed functions are as follows:

1. Regulating Emotions

Qi Zhi Wei Tong Granules can regulate emotions by soothing the liver and regulating qi. If stomach discomfort, such as anxiety or depression, is caused by emotional issues, this medicine may be taken under a physician's guidance to alleviate symptoms.

2. Promoting Digestion

By soothing the liver to relieve depression and harmonizing the spleen and stomach, Qi Zhi Wei Tong Granules can promote secretion of digestive fluids, enhance gastrointestinal motility, and improve digestion and absorption. It is effective in relieving symptoms such as indigestion and poor appetite.

3. Alleviating Stomach Pain

Ingredients such as corydalis (Yan Hu Suo) and white peony root (Bai Shao) in Qi Zhi Wei Tong Granules have analgesic effects. They can promote gastrointestinal motility and improve digestive and absorptive functions of the gastrointestinal tract, thereby relieving stomach discomfort symptoms such as stomach pain and bloating. This medication is particularly effective for epigastric pain and can alleviate various types of stomach pain, including distending pain, stabbing pain, and dull pain.

4. Harmonizing the Spleen and Stomach

White peony root (Bai Shao) has functions of nourishing blood, soothing the liver, and relieving acute pain. Combined with cyperus (Xiang Fu) and bupleurum (Chai Hu), it can harmonize the liver and spleen, promoting normal function of the spleen and stomach. It is highly effective in alleviating symptoms such as indigestion and stomach pain caused by weakness of the spleen and stomach.

5. Soothing the Liver and Regulating Qi

Ingredients such as bupleurum (Chai Hu) in Qi Zhi Wei Tong Granules have effects of soothing the liver and relieving depression. They can alleviate symptoms caused by stagnation of liver qi, such as chest tightness and rib-side pain. Qi Zhi Wei Tong Granules can relieve and treat liver qi stagnation caused by emotional distress, excessive stress, and other factors.

Before using this medication, it is recommended to understand your symptoms and physical condition, consult a physician, learn about the details of the medication, and avoid self-medication without medical advice.