(1) elimination of food efficacy: Hovenia cepa has the effect of breaking the gas in addition to platoon, eliminating stagnation, is conducive to the relief of dietary stagnation, abdominal fullness and distension, gastrointestinal stagnation, constipation, and other symptoms of heat knot.

(2) Resolving phlegm: Citrus aurantium has the effect of moving qi and resolving phlegm to eliminate lumps, breaking qi and removing fullness to relieve pain, mainly used in the treatment of symptoms such as chest sunshine, phlegm paralysis, phlegm-heat knotting in the chest.

(3) Qi-moving effect: Citrus aurantium has the effect of breaking qi and moving stagnation to help activate blood and relieve pain, which is beneficial to the treatment of thoracic pain due to qi and blood stagnation and post-partum stagnation abdominal pain, irritability and other symptoms.

(4) Regulation of gastrointestinal smooth muscle effect: Hovenia sinensis has a two-way regulation of gastrointestinal smooth muscle, both excitation of the stomach and intestines, so that peristalsis enhanced, but also to reduce intestinal smooth muscle tension and antispasmodic effect.

2, Hovenia contraindications

Hovenia has a strong role in breaking the gas, for the weak, especially the spleen and stomach function is particularly poor people, through the application of Hovenia will make the condition worse, appeared to be more weak, in addition to pregnant women are not able to eat Hovenia, or else there will be a risk of miscarriage.