Xiaoyao Wan and Guipi Wan are commonly used Chinese patent medicines for regulating the liver and nourishing the spleen. The former disperses liver qi and alleviates emotional stagnation, while the latter strengthens the spleen, nourishes blood, and stabilizes the foundation of digestion and qi-blood circulation, making them essential household medicines for many families.

However, if there is both liver qi stagnation and frequent abdominal distension or epigastric fullness after eating, these two medicines are insufficient. Yueju Baohe Wan, which is derived from Yueju Wan from Zhu Danxi's "Danxi Xinfa" and enhanced with Muxiang (Aucklandia) and Binglang (Areca), can specifically resolve six types of stagnation: qi, blood, dampness, fire, food, and phlegm. It not only soothes liver qi but also restores the digestive tract's free flow.

Six types of blockages fully addressed—identify your symptoms here

1. Qi stagnation: Relieves the "lump of distress" in the heart.

People with qi stagnation most commonly complain of feeling "stuck": persistent low mood or irritability and anger, pain in the chest and flanks as if pressed by something, and frequent bloating in the stomach and abdomen. Women may also experience breast distension and pain or irregular menstruation.

When feeling anxious or agitated, symptoms become more pronounced: feeling full after just a few bites, a bloated stomach that feels hollow when tapped, diarrhea when nervous, and frequent urges to pass gas. In this formula, Cyperus rotundus (Xiang Fu) and Aucklandia lappa (Mu Xiang) are the "ace combination" for regulating Qi, which helps to smooth out blocked Qi, naturally alleviating the sensation of bloating and pain.

2. Blood Stagnation: Unclog the obstructed blood vessels

Blood stasis is often a "sequela" of prolonged Qi stagnation; poor blood circulation leads to blockages. Typical symptoms include two dark, thick blue veins under the tongue and purplish, dark lips. It may also manifest as frequent headaches, stomachaches, or joint and muscle pain, with the pain occurring in fixed locations.

In the formula, Ligusticum chuanxiong (Chuan Xiong) is known as the "Qi-moving herb in the blood." It both activates blood circulation and regulates Qi, helping stagnant blood to move and thereby resolving issues of pain due to poor circulation.

3. Dampness Stagnation: Shed the body's "sticky and greasy feeling"

Dampness is considered the "source of all diseases." Wherever it accumulates, it causes trouble: in the spleen and stomach, it leads to poor appetite and sticky stools; in the head, it causes a heavy feeling as if wrapped in cloth, along with overall fatigue; in the joints, it results in stiffness and soreness, making bending and stretching difficult; in the skin, it leads to oily skin and recurrent eczema.

Atractylodes rhizome is the key herb in this formula for drying dampness. It not only "dries up" the dampness inside the body but also helps restore the spleen and stomach's transport and transformation functions, reducing dampness production at its root. The body will no longer feel sticky and uncomfortable.

4. Fire Stagnation: Extinguish the "internal fire" caused by stagnation

When qi stagnation persists for too long, it inevitably generates heat—this is known as "stagnation transforming into fire." People with fire stagnation often experience irritability, restlessness, dry and bitter mouth, a burning sensation in the chest and flanks, insomnia with vivid dreams at night, red eyes, tinnitus, and constipation.

The processed gardenia jasminoides used in the formula is specifically for clearing heat and reducing fire. It can clear fire from all three burners (triple energizer), and after processing, its cooling properties are milder, so it clears heat without harming the spleen and stomach. There’s no need to worry about feeling increasingly weak with continued use.

5. Food Stagnation: Clear the "food accumulation" in the stomach

Nowadays, people struggle with self-restraint in their diet, indulging in rich meats, fried foods, milk tea, and sweets every day. The spleen and stomach simply cannot digest such foods, and when food stagnates in the stomach, it becomes food stagnation. Symptoms include indigestion, a bloated abdomen like a balloon, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and belching with a sour, rotten odor.

The maltose and betel nut in Yueju Baohuo Pills have particularly strong abilities to promote digestion and relieve stagnation, quickly breaking down accumulated food in the stomach and alleviating issues like loss of appetite and bloating in no time.

6. Phlegm Stagnation: Cutting Off the "Root" of Phlegm Production

Phlegm stagnation is closely related to other types of stagnation, as qi blockage, food accumulation, and internal heat can all lead to phlegm production. Those with phlegm stagnation often have excessive phlegm, chest tightness, loss of appetite, a constant sensation of something stuck in the throat that cannot be coughed up or swallowed, and a thick, greasy tongue coating.

Yueju Baohuo Pills do not directly resolve phlegm but address the root of the problem—once qi flows smoothly, food accumulation is cleared, and internal heat is reduced, the source of phlegm production is eliminated. With improved spleen and stomach function, dampness can be metabolized normally, and phlegm-dampness naturally dissipates.