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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">ge xia zhu yu tang</name>
    <name type="english">Drive out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphram Decoction</name>
  </names>
  <category>Invigorate the blood and Dispel Stasis</category>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood stasis</summary>
      <indication>Stagnant Liver Qi, with Blood obstructed beneath the diaphragm</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal masses that can be felt, and are visible when lying down; abdominal tumours</indication>
      <indication>Painful, absent or irregular periods</indication>
      <indication>Vomiting of blood</indication>
      <indication>Tongue purple with purple spots along the sides, coat normal; pulse wiry, choppy and tight</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Moves Qi and alleviates pain</summary>
      <indication>Piercing pain and distension under the ribs</indication>
      <indication>Distended breasts and irritability</indication>
      <indication>Indigestion; constipation, or long-standing diarrhea including diarrhea at daybreak</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Abdominal masses</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal masses in children</indication>
      <indication>AIDS/HIV-related abdominal masses</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal tumors</indication>
      <indication>Splenomegaly</indication>
      <indication>Cirrhosis of the Liver</indication>
      <indication>Acute hepatitis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic hepatitis</indication>
      <indication>Hepatitis C</indication>
      <indication>Jaundice</indication>
      <indication>Hepatic hemangioma</indication>
      <indication>Liver cancer</indication>
      <indication>Cholecystitis</indication>
      <indication>Cholelithiasis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic pancreatitis</indication>
      <indication>Stomach cancer</indication>
      <indication>Esophageal cancer</indication>
      <indication>Esophageal varices</indication>
      <indication>Peptic ulcer</indication>
      <indication>Chronic gastritis</indication>
      <indication>Gastralgia</indication>
      <indication>Epigastric pain</indication>
      <indication>Regurgitation</indication>
      <indication>Nausea and vomiting</indication>
      <indication>Indigestion</indication>
      <indication>Constipation</indication>
      <indication>Chronic colitis</indication>
      <indication>Hemafecia</indication>
      <indication>Hematemesis</indication>
      <indication>Cancer pain</indication>
      <indication>Amenorrhea</indication>
      <indication>Irregular menstruation</indication>
      <indication>Dysmenorrhea</indication>
      <indication>Breast distention</indication>
      <indication>Uterine fibroids</indication>
      <indication>Endometriosis</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal endometriosis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease</indication>
      <indication>Polycystic ovary syndrome</indication>
      <indication>Ectopic pregnancy</indication>
      <indication>Menopause</indication>
      <indication>Prostatic hypertrophy</indication>
      <indication>Pleural adhesion</indication>
      <indication>Thyroid tumors</indication>
      <indication>Hematoporphyria</indication>
      <indication>Scleroderma</indication>
      <indication>Dry skin</indication>
      <indication>AIDS/HIV</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>wu ling zhi</herb>
    <herb>dang gui</herb>
    <herb>chuan xiong</herb>
    <herb>tao ren</herb>
    <herb>mu dan pi</herb>
    <herb>chi shao</herb>
    <herb>wu yao</herb>
    <herb>yan hu suo</herb>
    <herb>gan cao</herb>
    <herb>xiang fu</herb>
    <herb>hong hua</herb>
    <herb>zhi ke</herb>
  </constituents>
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