Relieve food stagnation (xiao shi)

Herbs that relieve food stagnation, promote digestion by stimulating gastric secretions and peristalsis, thus helping to relieve digestive complaints such as abdominal bloating and discomfort, belching, gas, diarrhoea, reflux, nausea and vomiting. For example, shan zha (Crataegus pinnatifida)