Shenqu, it is by artemisia and almonds and other different types of traditional Chinese medicine to join the flour mixture, and then after fermentation and other drugs, generally square shape, about 2 cm wide, about 0.8 cm thick, the appearance of the earthy yellow, rough, the quality of the firm and brittle, relatively easy to break, can be seen in the brown residue of the un-crushed and the fermentation of the hollow, there is a stale gas, sweet, pungent, from the currant intact, the quality of the loose, no moth, no mold for the good. The one who has no moth, no mold is excellent. Shenqu and six Shenqu, each place called it by a different name, in traditional Chinese medicine is often used in daily life, the role of the general treatment and gastrointestinal related, stomach and digestion. The process of Shenqu can be made all year round. You can use fresh artemisia, fresh celandine, fresh polygonum spicata 9 pounds each, chopped, then crushed with a mill, almonds peeled 5 pounds each, mixed and blended, into the 90 pounds of bran, 50 pounds of white flour, add the right amount of water, after kneading into a dough, so that the fermentation, to the exterior of the yellow hyphae growth when removed. It is not suitable for dry mouth, tongue with little fluid, or with heat in the hands and feet, loss of appetite, bloating in the epigastric region, and dry stools. Lactating women should be cautious.

Jiao Shen Qu, sweet, pungent and warm, enters the spleen and stomach meridians, with elimination of food. It is used for food stagnation, indigestion, epigastric distension, diarrhea and other symptoms. It is often combined with hawthorn, malt, forsythia, poria and tangerine peel. The Chinese herbs Shenqu and Jiao Shenqu are generally more effective in strengthening the stomach and eliminating food than Jiao Shenqu. Jiao Shen Qu focuses on treating the symptoms of excessive stomach acid and overeating. Shenqu is used to strengthen the stomach and digestion. The probability of the use of Shenqu is generally higher.