Shan Zha, Shen Qu, Lai Fu Zi and Mai Ya disperse food and remove stagnation. Ban Xia and Chen Pi transform phlegm, eliminate dampness and harmonize the stomach. Fu Ling strengthens the spleen, transforms phlegm and eliminates dampness. Lian Qiao gently clears stomach heat without damaging the already deficient and fragile spleen. In the context of pediatric colic, this problem is referred to in Chinese medicine as pediatric night crying, and is essentially due to food stagnation in children.
