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Transforms Phlegm and softens hardness

Phlegm-Damp binding together with stagnant Qi, Blood and Damp, with Blood stasis in long-standing cases Tongue swollen and purple with a sticky or thin greasy coat; pulse wiry, or wiry and slippery

Dissipates goiter and nodules

Goiter and scrofula: firm, usually painless swelling or nodules in the neck and thyroid area that enlarge slowly Hard, fixed lumps in front of or behind the ear, or soft lumps without pain Liver Qi and Blood stagnation linked to iodine deficiency

Moves Qi and invigorates Blood

Chest fullness, pain in the flanks, sighing, anxiety and insomnia

Modern uses

Goiter Benign thyroid nodules Hypothyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis Thyroid cancer Breast lumps Fibrocystic breasts Mammary gland hyperplasia Acute and simple lymphadenitis Panniculitis Acne Sjogren's syndrome Stomach cancer hai zao kun bu hai dai zhe bei mu ban xia du huo chuan xiong dang gui qing pi chen pi lian qiao gan cao