Myristica fragrans: Characteristics: Pungent, warm.
Functions: (1) warming the stomach and moving qi: used for cold and dampness in the spleen and stomach caused by distention and fullness in the epigastric region, nausea and vomiting, and lack of appetite, can be combined with thick Park, Chen Pi. (2) Aromatizing and removing turbidity: used for dampness and warmth disease with chest congestion, no hunger, and turbid and greasy tongue, can be combined with Job's tears, slippery stone, and Tongcao.
Use: 1.5-5 grams, after the next.
Grass nutmeg: flavor: pungent, warm.
Functions: (1) Strengthening the spleen and drying dampness: used for loss of appetite caused by weakness of the spleen and stomach or stagnation of cold and dampness, often with papaya. (2) Warming and stopping vomiting: used for stomach pain and vomiting caused by cold and damp stagnation in the middle Jiao, often with galangal.
Use: 1.5-5 grams.