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Warms the Lungs and restores Spleen and Lung Yang

Lung atrophy of the deficiency-Cold type (Cold in the Lung) Spitting up plenty of thin, clear, frothy saliva or sputum, with no cough and no thirst Dizziness, with frequent clear urine or incontinence because the weak Lung above cannot control the lower body Cold breath, spontaneous sweating and irritability After wrongly applied sweating has damaged Yang: cold limbs and a dry throat, where Yang is restored first and Yin nourished afterwards

Warms the Middle Jiao and strengthens the Stomach

Spleen-Stomach deficiency abdominal pain that warmth and pressure relieve and cold worsens Cold pain in the epigastrium, poor appetite and loose stools from a weak, under-warmed Middle Jiao Bleeding from Spleen Yang deficiency Externally contracted fever with Cold inside Bland taste and a pale complexion Tongue pale and moist without coat; pulse frail, or deep and slow, or wiry and tight

Modern uses

Enuresis Urinary incontinence Excessive drooling Allergic rhinitis Hayfever Recurrent epistaxis Recurrent metrorrhagia Gastric prolapse Ulcer Chronic gastritis Emphysema Pulmonary tuberculosis zhi gan cao gan jiang