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Spreads Liver Qi and promotes the movement of Qi

Liver Qi stagnation, including Liver Qi invading the Stomach Distention and pain below the ribs; full chest Low mood, quick anger, irritability and fidgeting Chills alternating with fever; bitter taste Tongue pink with a thin white coat; pulse wiry or tight

Harmonizes Blood and alleviates pain

Cramping pain in the abdomen Breasts distended and painful Periods painful, irregular or absent

Modern uses

Depression Stress Emotional stress Neurosis Insomnia Mania Bipolar disorder Schizophrenia Tourette syndrome Tension headache Trigeminal neuralgia Neck and shoulder stiffness Low back pain Hypertension Coronary heart disease Raynaud's disease Hyperthyroidism Obesity Gastritis Chronic gastritis Atrophic gastritis Gastralgia Peptic ulcer Acid reflux Hiatus hernia Gastroptosis Indigestion Hiccups Abdominal pain Abdominal fullness and distention Gastroenteritis Irritable bowel syndrome Colitis Diverticulitis Intestinal abscess Dysentery Constipation Blood in the stool (hemafecia) Hernia Stomach cancer Liver cancer Breast cancer Chronic hepatitis Viral hepatitis Cirrhosis of the Liver Ascites Cholecystitis Cholelithiasis Chronic pancreatitis Pleurisy Chronic bronchitis Chronic cough Pertussis Chronic tonsillitis Herpes zoster Lupus erythematosus Premenstrual syndrome Premenstrual breast distention Breast distention Breast tenderness Breast hyperplasia Fibrocystic breast disease Mastitis Dysmenorrhea Irregular menstruation Late menstruation Amenorrhea Infertility Morning sickness Orchitis Prostatic hypertrophy Impotence Male sexual dysfunction Interstitial cystitis Stress incontinence Enuresis Alternating chills and fever chen pi chai hu chuan xiong zhi ke Bai Shao zhi gan cao xiang fu