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Releases the Shao Yang

Shao Yang disorder with Phlegm-Heat stuck in the chest Chills alternating with fever; bitter taste; no appetite

Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and expands the chest

Focal distention and fullness of the chest and diaphragm, painful on pressure Phlegm that is thick, sticky and hard to cough up; laboured breathing Chest pain on coughing or breathing in deeply Tongue normal with a yellow coat; pulse wiry and rapid

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Intermittent fever Common cold Influenza Bronchitis Bronchial asthma Pneumonia Pleurisy Acute hepatitis Chronic hepatitis Cholecystitis Cholelithiasis Hypochondriac pain Anorexia chai hu jiang ban xia huang lian jie geng huang qin gua lou ren zhi ke