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Chicken gizzard lining for heavy, stuck meals 鸡内金消食
Digestion 消化肠胃 traditional evidenceWhat the evidence says:
The 药典 indication for 鸡内金 is food stagnation and childhood 疳积. Traditional use; no independent trial. 山楂 is the better-known partner for fatty-meal fullness, also traditional.
The 药典 indication for 鸡内金 is food stagnation and childhood 疳积. Traditional use; no independent trial. 山楂 is the better-known partner for fatty-meal fullness, also traditional.
How to make it
Toast and grind 鸡内金; take 1.5–3 g of the powder in warm water after a heavy meal. Or simmer 6 g with 10 g 山楂 for 15 min and sip.
Why it works
Bitter and sour foods before or after a meal have a long tradition and weak evidence; a walk after eating has better evidence than either.
Classical source
鸡内金 appears in the Shennong Bencao Jing inside the 丹雄雞 entry as 肶胵裏黃皮 — the gizzard lining, not a monograph of its own.
Cautions: Nothing well documented at food doses — source hygienically. Persistent early fullness, unintended weight loss, difficulty swallowing or black stool are red flags for investigation.