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Warms the interior and disperses Cold

Cold accumulating and clumping in the interior, blocking the bowels and the flow of Yang Qi; also listed for combined Shao Yang and Yang Ming disorder Chills, cold hands and feet and dislike of cold, sometimes with a low fever that reflects Qi struggling against the blockage rather than true Heat Tongue with a greasy white coat; pulse deep, tight and wiry

Unblocks the bowels by warm purgation

Constipation with abdominal pain, often worse for pressure

Relieves pain

One-sided pain of the abdomen and flank, reaching up to the armpit Stiffness and cramping beside and below the navel Waist and leg pain

Modern uses

Chronic dysentery Bacillary dysentery Ulcerative colitis Chronic colitis Enteritis Uncomplicated appendicitis Uncomplicated or partial intestinal obstruction Intestinal colic Intestinal spasms Gastric spasms Abdominal pain Constipation Hernia Cholelithiasis Biliary colic Chronic pancreatitis Uremia Chronic renal failure Cold-pattern constipation with chronic kidney disease Pyelonephritis Renal calculi Polyuria Orchitis Chronic pelvic inflammation Hypertension Phlebitis Periarthritis of the shoulder Lumbar disc disease Sciatica Intercostal neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia Migraine Keratitis Conjunctivitis Sties Tonsillitis Purulent gingivitis Urticaria Drug allergy dermatitis Eczema Fever zhi fu zi da huang xi xin