Digestive Formulas
Browse Chinese herbal formulas traditionally used to support digestion, including bloating, gas, fullness, low appetite, loose stools, and digestive discomfort.
How to Use This Page
Start with the formula description that sounds closest to your symptoms. Chinese medicine often uses different formulas for similar digestive complaints depending on the overall pattern behind them.
Popular Digestive Formulas
These are common digestive formula pathways people often explore first.
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Traditionally used in Chinese medicine when digestion feels weak and symptoms may include bloating, heaviness, low appetite, or low energy after meals.
- Supports healthy digestion
- Helps with occasional bloating and fullness
- Traditionally used when digestion feels sluggish
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
Commonly explored when digestion feels stuck and symptoms may include nausea, abdominal fullness, bloating, or a heavy sensation.
- Traditionally used to support digestive balance
- Often considered when food does not sit well
- Used when heaviness and discomfort are part of the pattern
Bao He Wan
Often explored when bloating and fullness follow overeating or when food feels like it sits in the stomach.
- Traditionally used after heavy meals
- Commonly considered when there is fullness and pressure
- Often matched with food stagnation patterns
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
Traditionally used when weak digestion is paired with loose stools, heaviness, low energy, or a damp digestive pattern.
- Supports digestion and fluid balance
- Commonly explored for loose stools and heaviness
- Often used when digestion feels weak over time
Li Zhong Wan
Commonly explored when digestion feels cold, weak, and underactive, especially with low appetite, abdominal discomfort, or loose stools.
- Traditionally used to warm and support digestion
- Often considered when cold patterns affect appetite
- Used when digestive weakness is part of the picture
Jia Wei Er Chen Tang
A formula path sometimes explored when digestion feels congested and symptoms may include fullness, phlegm, heat, or digestive discomfort.
- Traditionally used for more complex digestive patterns
- Commonly explored when stagnation and dampness combine
- Helpful to compare when simpler patterns do not fit
Browse by Symptom
Start with the digestive concern that sounds most like what you are dealing with.
Bloating
Explore formulas commonly matched with fullness, puffiness, gas, and heaviness after eating.
Gas & Indigestion
See formula paths often explored for burping, sluggish digestion, and food not sitting well.
Constipation
Browse formula options commonly explored for dry stools, infrequent bowel movements, and stagnation.
Diarrhea
View formulas often matched with loose stools, urgency, digestive weakness, and dampness.
Not Sure Which Formula Fits?
If you are unsure which digestive formula sounds closest to your symptoms, start with the nearest match or use the Find Your Formula page for a simpler starting point.