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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">chai hu si wu tang</name>
    <name type="english">Bupleurum and Four-Substance</name>
  </names>
  <category>Harmonize Lesser Yang Stage Disorders</category>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Spreads Liver Qi</summary>
      <indication>Jue Yin stage disorder</indication>
      <indication>Chills alternating with fever, worse at night</indication>
      <indication>Discomfort of the flanks and breasts</indication>
      <indication>Pain running from the chest through to the back</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Harmonizes Blood and alleviates pain</summary>
      <indication>Blood deficiency with stasis, and chronic wasting disorders</indication>
      <indication>Late periods with little dark, clotted flow</indication>
      <indication>Distention and pain in the lower abdomen</indication>
      <indication>Tongue pale with purple spots and a thin coat; pulse thready and wiry</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Chronic consumptive disorders</indication>
      <indication>Colds during menstruation</indication>
      <indication>Delayed menstruation</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>chai hu</herb>
    <herb>huang qin</herb>
    <herb>ban xia</herb>
    <herb>zhi gan cao</herb>
    <herb>ren shen</herb>
    <herb>Bai Shao</herb>
    <herb>shu di huang</herb>
    <herb>dang gui</herb>
    <herb>chuan xiong</herb>
  </constituents>
</record>
