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Clears Heat and transforms Phlegm

Phlegm-Fire disturbing the Heart Heat signs are marked: more restlessness and irritability, and a strong bitter taste Insomnia with vivid, unusual dreams; palpitations and anxiety Restlessness, irritability and low mood Dizziness and vertigo Copious white frothy sputum, or yellow sputum coughed up Seizures with a lot of sputum Slight thirst Tongue pink or red at the tip with a yellow, greasy coat; pulse slippery and rapid, or wiry and rapid

Clears the Gallbladder

Heat from Gallbladder deficiency, or Damp-Heat in the Gallbladder at the Qi level Timidity and indecision Bitter taste in the mouth, with chills and fever Frequent, scanty, dark urine Toxic Dampness

Regulates Qi and harmonizes the Stomach

Disharmony of the Gallbladder and Stomach with marked Phlegm-Heat Nausea and vomiting Vague gnawing hunger, or poor appetite after a serious illness Distension of the chest and abdomen

Modern uses

Chronic gastritis Peptic ulcer Gastroptosis Abdominal fullness and distension Chronic hepatitis Cholecystitis Neurosis Hysteria Early stages of schizophrenia Psychosis Mania Manic depression Depression Melancholia Timidity Insomnia Severe insomnia Hyperthyroidism with insomnia Meniere's disease Labyrinthitis Vestibular neuronitis with dizziness Tinnitus Headache Trigeminal neuralgia Epilepsy Stroke Sequelae of stroke Subarachnoid haemorrhage Hypertension Myocarditis Pericarditis Angina pectoris Premature atrial contractions Palpitations Palpitations from vegetative nervous dysfunction Autonomic dystonia Chronic bronchitis Bronchitis Acute or chronic tracheitis Pulmonary emphysema Asthma Dyspnoea Pneumonia Morning sickness Premenstrual syndrome Male menopause Spermatorrhoea Nocturnal emission Prostatitis Nephropathy Kidney failure (uraemia) Diabetes mellitus Diabetic retinopathy Diabetic foot Organophosphorus poisoning Side effects of chemotherapy Alopecia zhu ru zhi shi ban xia chen pi fu ling gan cao sheng jiang huang lian