Gizzard Powder for Digestion

Chicken gizzard membrane is the dried lining of a chicken's gizzard. It is both medicinal and edible, with its core functions being to strengthen the stomach and promote digestion, restrain essence to stop involuntary discharges (like enuresis or spermatorrhea), and promote diuresis to expel stones.

📜 Core Effects and Functions
Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory and modern research, its main applications are as follows:

1. Strengthen the Stomach and Promote Digestion
   Targets Issues: Primarily for food stagnation.
   Common Manifestations: Abdominal and gastric fullness/distention, poor appetite, vomiting or regurgitation, diarrhea or dysentery, and infantile malnutrition (characterized by sallow complexion, emaciation, and a distended abdomen).
   Mechanism: Promotes gastric juice secretion, increases pepsin activity, and enhances gastrointestinal motility to aid digestion. Note: As it stimulates gastric acid, use with caution in individuals with excessive stomach acid, gastric ulcers, or reflux esophagitis.

2. Restrain Essence and Stop Involuntary Discharges
Targets Issues: Applicable for problems caused by kidney deficiency failing to secure and contain.
Common Manifestations: Nocturnal emission , enuresis .

💊 How to Administer: Methods and Dosage

• Common Administration Methods and Dosage
Taking 5-10 grams powder each time, taken with warm water. You can add some honey into the powder to make it taste better.

Food and Drug Interactions:

• • Contains enzymatic components. Avoid taking simultaneously with foods rich in tannic acid (e.g., tea, coffee, persimmons, apples) to prevent reduced efficacy.

  • Avoid concurrent use with tannic acid-rich Chinese herbs (e.g., Rhubarb / 大黄, Dà Huáng; Sanguisorba / 地榆, Dì Yú) or certain Western medicines like tetracycline and aspirin.

  • When taking with nourishing/tonifying herbs (e.g., Ginseng / 人参, Rén Shēn; Astragalus / 黄芪, Huáng Qí), it is recommended to space administrations 2–3 hours apart.